Benjamin Zawacki

Benjamin Zawacki is the author of Thailand: Shifting Ground Between the US and a Rising China and a 2022-23 Mansfield-Luce Scholar.

Articles by Benjamin Zawacki
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha stands in front of Thai and U.S. flags with a hand on his hair as he waits to meet U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Government House in Bangkok, on Nov. 19, 2022.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha stands in front of Thai and U.S. flags with a hand on his hair as he waits to meet U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Government House in Bangkok, on Nov. 19, 2022.

U.S.-Thai Relations Have An Alliance Problem

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Benjamin Zawacki
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2014.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2014.

America’s Biggest Southeast Asian Ally Is Drifting Toward China

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Benjamin Zawacki
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