BGA Senior Adviser Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak wrote an update on early challenges to Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Context Thailand’s establishment-backed coalition government appears shaky and unable to find its footing less than four months into its term, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul embattled amid graft scandals without clear policy directions. Following its recent election victory, the Bhumjaithai Party, along with its junior coalition partners, was supposed to herald an … Continue Reading
BGA India Managing Director Anuj Gupta argues that the most consequential gains in the India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement stem from reducing barriers to professional mobility rather than lowering tariffs. He highlights how ending double social security contributions for Indian workers in the United Kingdom will deliver substantial savings and support key sectors such as technology, financial services and education, demonstrating how trade agreements can create value by removing friction for cross-border talent and business activity.
(July 2, 2026)
BGA Senior Adviser Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak argues that Southeast Asia's balance of influence is shifting as Vietnam's economic momentum and long-term strategic planning position it alongside Singapore as a leading force in ASEAN. He warns that Thailand's political instability and slowing growth risk eroding its regional standing, while escalating Thai-Cambodian tensions and Myanmar's evolving political landscape threaten to complicate ASEAN's cohesion and regional diplomacy.
(June 26, 2026)
BGA Senior Adviser Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak argues that growing global disruption and waning great-power leadership have increased the need for greater cooperation among middle powers. He supports efforts to strengthen strategic autonomy and cross-regional partnerships but warns that leadership gaps, free-rider dynamics and pressure from the United States and China will make sustained collective action difficult.
(July 3, 2026)
Ray and Jim speak with Kurt Campbell, former U.S. deputy secretary of state, on the future of U.S.-India relations, examining strategic autonomy, alliance-building, regional competition, defense diversification and how Washington…
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Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak
