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A Reality Check after Thailand's King Bhumibol
Nicholas FarrellyRUSI Journal, 21 December 2016
Global Security Issues, Pacific
Thailand faces immense challenges as it adjusts to the end of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 70-year reign. Its support for the geopolitical agendas of the Western democracies can no longer be taken for granted. For now, Nicholas Farrelly argues, Thailand’s military leadership is preparing for further turbulence and conflict.
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