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Shifting Ground Between the Us and a Rising China
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Artikel-Nr:
9780755638123
Veröffentl:
2021
Erscheinungsdatum:
23.09.2021
Seiten:
400
Autor:
Benjamin Zawacki
Gewicht:
616 g
Format:
233x156x26 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Benjamin Zawacki is a political analyst who has lived in Thailand for 18 years. He was a Term Member on the Council on Foreign Relations through 2016, and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School in 2014-2015. He served as a Policy Advisor to President Jimmy Carter and two other "Elders" in Myanmar in 2013, and was Amnesty International's Southeast Asia Researcher for five years through 2012. He has also worked for the Asia Foundation, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Commission of Jurists.
In this authoritative modern history, Benjamin Zawacki tells the story of Thailand's changing role in the world order, chronicling the country's move from a key ally of the United States and a bulwark against communism in Southeast Asia after World War 2 to its shifting allegiance towards a rising China in the 21st century. This fully updated edition now covers the aftermath of the 2014 coup d'etat, the impacts of climate change and China's "Belt and Road" initiative and Thailand's responses to the rise of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Featuring major interviews with high ranking sources in Thailand and the US, including deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand is a fascinating insight into the inner workings of the Thai elite and their dealings with the US and China.
An authoritative modern history of the Thai regime's shifting external alliances and the country's deepening internal divisions.
Draws on interviews with leading public figures, including former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
Preface: An Ill-Fated MoonIntroduction: Points of DeparturePart I1. The Fog of Peace (1945-1949)2. Means of Power (1949-1957)3. War Comes to Thailand (1957-1973)4. Experiments Interrupted (1973-1980)5. Policy Drift (1980-1988)6. The Thai Spring (1989-2001)InterfacePart II7. A Thaksin for Turning (Thailand and China, 2001-2006)8. Another American War (Thailand and the US, 2001-2006)9. China's Pivot (2006-2014)10. Continental DriftAfterwordIndex