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ASEAN's Pattaya problem

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Author
Donald K. Emmerson - Stanford University

Published by
AsiaTimes Online, April 18 2009

The turmoil in Thailand is about domestic questions: who shall rule the kingdom, and what is the future of democracy there? But the crisis also raises questions for the larger region: who will lead the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and what is the future of democracy in Southeast Asia?

Topics: Democracy | Democracy in Southeast Asia | East Asia & the Pacific | Thailand

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