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Bangkok not all trouble and strifeBangkok not all trouble and strife
About the author
Sam Roggeveen
Sam Roggeveen is Program Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program. He is the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and Peace (Opens in new window), published by La Trobe University Press in 2023.
Put aside the malaise in Thai politics and society for a moment and take the time to enjoy this beautifully shot and edited short film, shot in and around Bangkok, Pai, Mae Hong Son and the Thailand/Myanmar border region in late July 2013. This one definitely deserves the full-screen treatment.