Assoc. Prof. of Peace & Conflict Studies @Kansaigaidai_U 🇯🇵 | Sr. Res. Fellow @ISDP_Sweden | Host: @asiapolrev Podcast | Fmr. @UN | Crazy @Yankees fan #RepBX
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I wrote a chapter for @PavinKyoto's Routledge Handbook. I'm happy to be included among these amazing scholars. The book isn't the problem. Sadly, it's Pavin himself. And that's nothing special in a free society where people can be themselves.
I may disagree with #Pavin on several things, particularly his 'Royalist Thai Market Place FB group' which is a virtual cesspit of unsubstantiated slanders against the Thai monarchy & dehumanising speech, but banning a book he edited on Thai monarchy is something I can never endorse. It's immature of the Thai authorities to do so, not to mention futile in an era of social media & online communications. #ThailandNews #Thailand #LM #ThaiMonarchy #censorship
Unfortunately, @PravitR, his advocacy comes at a cost. Frankly, I'm less concerned for him or the international scholars than I am for the Thai contributors. We know that after what happened with @pwchambers3699 that there are risks.
It's up to all of us to act with an abundance of caution. In hindsight, perhaps Pavin's mockery of the Royal Thai Police announcement was a bit over the top. Again, it's nothing big most other places, but we study #Thailand.
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Congratulations to our 2026 Silver Slugger Award Finalists: Ben Rice & Cody Bellinger 💪
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At the #ADMMPlus meeting in the #Philippines, #China downgraded its attendance to a defense attaché, accusing a "self-serving" Philippine politician of obstruction and violating diplomatic norms.
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#Singapore has passed major updates to its Transboundary #Haze #Pollution Act, aggressively targeting fire culprits. Maximum #fines rise tenfold to S$20 million, with a S$1 million daily penalty.See more on Substack: asiapoliticalreview.substack…
I might be a little biased, but it's a great Handbook.
Thailand bans political handbook edited by exiled scholar
Thai police have banned the import of Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand, Second Edition, edited by exiled Thai academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun, citing threats to national security and public order.
Anyone importing the book for distribution could face up to three years in prison or a 60,000-baht fine.
Pavin mocked the decision, arguing that banning books in the internet age would only boost publicity and sales. The 474-page handbook features 37 chapters contributed by 45 scholars.
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My latest article for @Diplomat_APAC
on, 'The #Squad and the #Quad: 2 Tracks of Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific'. I discuss the Defence Ministers' Meeting of the Squad countries on the sidelines of the 13th #ADMM-Plus👇
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On Nov 19, I’ll be in the courtroom at the ICJ in The Hague w/ The Gambia and #Rohingya colleagues as the Court delivers its judgment in the historic Rohingya #genocide case. Seven years after The Gambia took the historic step of seeking justice, we remain hopeful. @FortifyRights
PRESS RELEASE: the #ICJ will deliver its Judgment in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The #Gambia v. #Myanmar: 11 States intervening) on 19 November at 10 a.m.
Live @UNWebTV
go.icj-cij.org/4sEwX73
Does #Trump become a "Lame Duck" after the midterm elections? NYU's @ProfAnkersen weighs two possibilities for a U.S. President hemmed in by big issues: the political status quo freezes, or Trump leans harder into executive authority. FULL Interview:
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AFP | The top United Nations court will on November 19 deliver a landmark ruling on whether Myanmar’s crackdown against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority constituted a genocide, officials said on Tuesday.
Read here: frontiermyanmar.net/en/top-u…
After this is all over, I want the @Democrats to go after all of the #corruption, graft and restore collapsed institutions. This era of incompetence must end. Bring back USAID. #USElections2026
Just before the election, #Trump showed off a 250-foot triumphal arch near @ArlingtonNatl, describing it as a "military complex" equipped for defense, featuring rapid #drone deployment capabilities and sniper positions. For more videos: youtube.com/@AsiaPoliticalRe…
In this clip from an interview with @nyuniversity's @ProfAnkersen, he unpacks #Trump's approach to #XiJinping, who sees a "#G2" world as a chance for accommodation, where the two co-rule the system. Watch the FULL interview.
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On a new episode of the @asiapolrev, @ProfAnkersen of NYU returns to analyze the U.S. #elections and what it means for Southeast Asia. The interview explores whether a shift in Congress will alter policy, or if Executive power will remain unchanged.
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On a new episode of the @asiapolrev, @ProfAnkersen of NYU returns to analyze the #USElections what it means for Southeast Asia. The interview explores whether a shift in #Congress will alter policy, or if Executive power will remain unchanged.
asiapoliticalreview.substack…
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Good discussion here on the impact of US midterms in Southeast Asia, featuring @markscogan & @ProfAnkersen asiapoliticalreview.substack…