← Contributors Craig Keating Craig Keating is a former analyst, ex-diplomat, and long-time Thailand watcher. Articles by Craig Keating (9) Craig Keating 14 Aug 2023 Thailand’s monarchy: Heirs and spares A surprise visit to Thailand by two of King Vajiralongkorn’s sons after an absence of 27 years shows dynastical survival trumps personal animosity. Craig Keating 9 Jun 2022 Thailand seeking to profit from a global food crisis The war in Ukraine has highlighted weaknesses in Thailand’s policymaking and prompted cartel behaviour … again. Craig Keating 1 Dec 2021 Increasingly illiberal Thailand By stifling free expression, authorities are shutting off any prospect of change that is broadly acceptable to all. Craig Keating 13 Oct 2021 Thailand’s military and human rights A history of violence against troops and civilians is finally being recognised, and justice is creeping in. Craig Keating 30 Aug 2021 Thai lives matter, too Alleged police brutality captured in a widely shared video puts a spotlight on abuses and demands for reform. Craig Keating 28 Oct 2020 Thailand: Military, monarchy and the masses To understand today’s protests, look to the decades past and the country’s incomplete transition to democracy. Craig Keating 12 Jun 2020 Thailand: Another dissenter disappears A fresh abduction case raises serious questions, not for the first time, about the reach of Thai authorities. Craig Keating 6 May 2020 Thailand: Killings of insurgents ends southern separatist ceasefire The focus is the Thai state. Foreigners and foreign interest are not targets in this fight. Craig Keating 14 Apr 2020 Covid-19 ceasefire unlikely to hasten peace in Thailand’s south The tempo of violence in the long-running insurgency has slowed for years, yet the virus may not stop it altogether.
Craig Keating 14 Aug 2023 Thailand’s monarchy: Heirs and spares A surprise visit to Thailand by two of King Vajiralongkorn’s sons after an absence of 27 years shows dynastical survival trumps personal animosity.
Craig Keating 9 Jun 2022 Thailand seeking to profit from a global food crisis The war in Ukraine has highlighted weaknesses in Thailand’s policymaking and prompted cartel behaviour … again.
Craig Keating 1 Dec 2021 Increasingly illiberal Thailand By stifling free expression, authorities are shutting off any prospect of change that is broadly acceptable to all.
Craig Keating 13 Oct 2021 Thailand’s military and human rights A history of violence against troops and civilians is finally being recognised, and justice is creeping in.
Craig Keating 30 Aug 2021 Thai lives matter, too Alleged police brutality captured in a widely shared video puts a spotlight on abuses and demands for reform.
Craig Keating 28 Oct 2020 Thailand: Military, monarchy and the masses To understand today’s protests, look to the decades past and the country’s incomplete transition to democracy.
Craig Keating 12 Jun 2020 Thailand: Another dissenter disappears A fresh abduction case raises serious questions, not for the first time, about the reach of Thai authorities.
Craig Keating 6 May 2020 Thailand: Killings of insurgents ends southern separatist ceasefire The focus is the Thai state. Foreigners and foreign interest are not targets in this fight.
Craig Keating 14 Apr 2020 Covid-19 ceasefire unlikely to hasten peace in Thailand’s south The tempo of violence in the long-running insurgency has slowed for years, yet the virus may not stop it altogether.