Thailand

Academics in Thailand try to find a way out of Thailand's most dangerous political situation in decades.

Andrew Walker shows that the Thaksin era has seen substantial reductions in absolute poverty, but little progress on the challenge of inequality.

Andrew Walker shows that strong economic growth since 2001 underpins the political success of Thaksin and his allies

Nick Nostitz provides an account of the invasion of the DSI office on 23 December 2013

Unrecognized and unacknowledged, women monks are at the forefront in dealing with Thailand's social problems

Elections, prime-ministers, princes, riots and penises - New Mandala had it all in 2013. Here are our most popular stories for the year.

Who will feature in New Mandala's annual dancing elves?

Ian Hollingworth recently interviewed a Palestinian refugee to shed more light on a tragic situation

As the crowds gather once again, New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly considers the election of 23 December 2007

Apivat Hanvongse suggests that different mental frameworks are intermingled and mixed, oftentimes within the same conversation

Joe Whitman argues that King Bhumibol’s reign may end up being better remembered for its troubled succession than its many achievements

Carlos Fern├бndez Torné argues that any amnesty in Thailand should exclude those who have committed gross violations of human rights

In a world exclusive, New Mandala reveals the contents of an intercepted letter to Suthep Thaugsuban (postmarked Dubai).

Andrew Walker argues that solving Thailand's problems of corruption need to be solved by democratic discussion not street politics.

T. F. Rhoden worries that fighting idiots have permanently implanted themselves atop a fledgling liberal democracy

The Assembly for the Defence of Democracy calls for a democratic and constitutional resolution to Thailand's political crisis.

Nick Nostitz recounts a violent and tragic night in the history of Thailand's ongoing political conflict

Aim Sinpeng explains how this round of anti-government protests in Thailand should be characterised

Pavin Chachavalpongpun explores the implications of the King's birthday speech for Thailand's political crisis.

Andrew Walker sets out Thailand's stark choice: persevering with electoral democracy or civil conflict.

What next? Benjamin Zawacki argues there is almost no conceivable way Thailand emerges as strong as it was last month

Phakin Nimmannorrawong examines some perennial disagreements in the construction of Thai political life

Nicholas Farrelly asks readers to imagine, for a minute, that you were tasked with coming up with a plan to stop Thaksin

Nicholas Farrelly reflects on a long history of coups and asks whether what we're seeing today is a re-run of 2010, or 2008, or 2006 or....