Author: Dr. Kevin Downey

5th June 2019

Tempt not a desperate man

This has been Thailand’s year of living dangerously. It has seen serious diplomatic challenges, economic downturns, and a coronation attended largely by low-level bureaucrats sent over by the government; but the greatest unease has...

Elections / Opinion / South East Asia

10th April 2019

Thai Politics: Pay no Attention to the Man behind the Curtain

It has been nearly two weeks since the latest Thai parliamentary elections, and the only thing we know for certain is that we really know nothing at all. The Electoral Commission has announced recounts...

Opinion / Elections / South East Asia

31st March 2019

Thailand: The Democracy Within?

Ask young, typically college and university educated, Thais about the unsettling events surrounding the recent elections and you will not find a great amount of surprise. Junta Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his associates...

Opinion / Indian Diplomacy / Pakistan / South Asia

3rd March 2019

Has it Gotten Harder to Start a War in South Asia?

India and Pakistan are back at it again. On 14 February, 44 soldiers from Indian paramilitary forces were killed in Indian Kashmir. The attack was perpetrated by Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM), a Pakistani jihadist group that...

Elections / Opinion / World Daily

10th February 2019

Thai Politics | The Princess and the Prachathipatai

Thai electoral politics have been in a constant state of upheaval during the 21st century with multiple coups, military governments, new constitutions, and broken promises of popular elections. However, this election is in the...

Opinion / Beijing Watch / Indian Diplomacy

20th May 2018

Can Modi Outrun India’s Past?

Modi believes that upcoming India growth with outstrip China and allow it to claw its way back into the spending race. The plan is that increased state revenues will cover the costs of domestic...