By Mehmet Enes Beşer Thailand’s economy has learned how to survive. What it hasn’t learned—year after year, cabinet after cabinet—is how to accelerate in a way that feels durable. Everyone has their favorite explanation. The coups. The protests. The uncertainty. The global shocks. And yes, those matter. They shake confidence. They interrupt plans. They scare investment. But if we’re being ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Brunei has something most countries would kill for: stability. A functioning state. High living standards. Public services people can rely on. A political calm that feels almost unreal in a region where turbulence is normal. The social contract has been simple and, for many citizens, very real: hydrocarbons fund generous provision, the state protects cohesion, and ...
Perspectives on the context and necessity of constitutional amendment By Masahiro Takasaku (Professor, Faculty of Law, Kansai University) Introduction: Movements toward Constitutional Revision “Seventy years since the party’s founding. The time has come.” “Regarding the proposal for amendment, I want to be in a position where I can say, ‘We have finally reached a point where we can see the ...