Abstract If one theme characterizes Thailand’s foreign policy, it is the ability to take advantage of the rivalries of larger powers. Skillfully avoiding occupation during…
Country or Region: Thailand
Summary The United States is now the most powerful nation in history, and this power has grown since September 11, 2001, forcing nations around the…
Summary The development of the Thai-American alliance from 1947 to 1958 dramatically transformed both countries’ involvement in Southeast Asia. Bounded by two important political events…
Abstract Realists agree that great powers balance the military power of rising powers, but there is little agreement regarding secondary-state responses to rising powers. First,…
Abstract The 2005-07 spike in petroleum prices topping out at $100 a barrel has prodded economic planners across the globe to reconsider their energy options…
Abstract The Nuclear Energy Experts Group (NEEG) of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) met at the Saigon Da Lat Hotel…
Abstract Although there is currently no operational nuclear power plant in the ten countries comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), regional governments have…
Abstract Nuclear power is a promising approach to sustaining energy security and saving the global environment from the global warming crisis. Thailand also considers initiating…
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Abstract This government document outlines Thailand’s energy development plan for 2007-2021, including nuclear power. PDF
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Abstract Interest in nuclear power is rising in Southeast Asia. Indonesia is set to lead the way, followed by Vietnam, Thailand, and potentially the Philippines…
Abstract Southeast Asia is experiencing a nuclear energy renaissance. Why have some Southeast Asian countries chosen to pursue nuclear power, while others have not? Among…
Abstract Thailand’s foreign policy has been transformed since the days of the Cambodian conflict when the Vietnamese threat was the major preoccupation and the national…
Abstract This article traces the development of Sino-Thai relations since the early 1980s, especially within the framework of burgeoning military cooperation between the two countries…
Abstract Domestic strategic preferences among state elites to prioritize economic and technological facets of national security have played a significant role in shaping the foreign…
Abstract In the post-Cold War period, mainland Southeast Asia has been significantly marked by peace and stability, despite occasional bilateral tensions among neighbouring countries. Within…
