Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. After dismantling the initial coalition of eight pro-democracy parties that ...

This personal reflection is part of a series called Turning Points, in which writers explore what critical moments from this ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Political activists from several groups across Thailand staged peaceful protests around the country on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the 1932 revolt which ended the absolute ...

Last Spring, Thailand’s pro-democracy movement became the latest symbol of resistance to authoritarianism. Known as the Red Shirts, it followed the lead of movement leaders in Iran, Burma and ...

The sole nominee to be the next prime minister of Thailand failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to form a government Thursday, a set back for the future of democracy in the country following ...

On Sunday, Thai voters will decide whether they want to live in a real democracy or stick with the fake one that Thailand’s military-dominated government has crafted for them. The election has been ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Opponents of Thailand's military government expressed fears for the future of democracy on Monday after the mysterious removal of a plaque marking a 1932 revolution that ended ...

For nearly a quarter of a century the closest friend, steadiest supporter and likeliest successor of Thailand’s shrewd and urbane Premier Pibulsonggram has been his chief of police, General Pao ...

BANGKOK (AP) — From the day Thailand’s military coup leader seized power last month, he has promised unspecified reforms to restore stability and return to civilian rule and democracy. Yet, Gen.

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has heard year-old charges against a pro-democracy activist arrested over the weekend, as authorities sought to discourage commemorations of the anniversary of the ...

BANGKOK -- Inside the teeming Khlong Toei slum in the shadow of this city's modern skyscrapers, 60-year-old street vendor Chalaem Tiensiri is still proudly displaying campaign stickers from deposed ...