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Can Thailand Make a Difference in the Indo-Pacific?

Simon Whistler · July 28, 2026 · 16 min video · China & Indo-Pacific

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Thailand hedges between Washington and Beijing while political turmoil saps its clout at home. This piece examines whether Bangkok's balancing act is strategy or drift.

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Across the Indo-Pacific, a small handful of powerful nations dictate an entire geopolitical pecking order. China, of course, is at the top of the heap, so massive and so incredibly powerful that even its strongest regional adversaries rely on the United States to even stand a chance.

In the East of Japan, wealthy, highly advanced and recently staring down the path of remilitarization.

Then toward the South, there's the nation of India rising fast with all the potential in the world, but where there's so much more to be done before it reaches the strength of true global power.

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