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Mark Cogan

Covers:  Thai and Cambodian politics, social movements, Southeast Asian foreign policy, peacebuilding
Assoc. Prof. of Peace & Conflict Studies @Kansaigaidai_U 🇯🇵 | Sr. Assoc. Research Fellow @ISDP_Sweden | Fmr. @UN | @SOUAshland alum | ⚾️🏀 #RepBX #LakeShow

Mark Cogan’s Journalist Portfolio

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Great power manipulation riddles United Nations | East Asia Forum

Great power manipulation riddles United Nations | East Asia Forum

East Asia Forum — To counter Chinese and Russian influence in the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and their allies must employ long-term strategies to uphold the international order and preserve international human rights mechanisms.

Pita Touches the "Third Rail" of Thai Politics | Geopolitical Monitor

Pita Touches the "Third Rail" of Thai Politics | Geopolitical Monitor

geopoliticalmonitor.com — By touching the 'third rail' of Thai politics, Move Forward faces the same fate as its predecessor Future Forward-oblivion.

Reinventing Pheu Thai | FULCRUM

Reinventing Pheu Thai | FULCRUM

fulcrum.sg — Faced with a disappointing second-place finish in Thailand's 14 May election, Pheu Thai leaders must innovate and adapt for the sake of Thai democracy.

Michelle Bachelet's Spectacular Fall From Grace

Michelle Bachelet's Spectacular Fall From Grace

The Diplomat Magazine — The legacy of the outgoing U.N. human rights chief has been defined by her dithering and inaction over the Chinese government's abuses in Xinjiang.

How Japan and Australia Can Keep the Indo-Pacific Free

How Japan and Australia Can Keep the Indo-Pacific Free

The National Interest — Australia and Japan should act as a regional shield in order to maintain the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.

Thailand's rising tension between public and state relations with China

Thailand's rising tension between public and state relations with China

Southeast Asia Globe — As Thailand's economy has grown increasingly reliant on Chinese tourism and investment in recent decades, so too has public distrust.

Can the monarchy survive the Thai Spring? - Southeast Asia Globe

Can the monarchy survive the Thai Spring? - Southeast Asia Globe

southeastasiaglobe.com — With pro-democracy protestors in Bangkok becoming increasingly emboldened in their calls for significant reform of the Thai monarchy, professor Mark S. Cogan asks, can the royal institution emerge from this crisis intact? The death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on October 13, 2016 marked a substantive shift in public sentiments toward the Thai monarchy.

Remember the Thammasat Massacre as an act of organised hate

Remember the Thammasat Massacre as an act of organised hate

southeastasiaglobe.com — Thailand's military rulers have long had difficulties sharing uncomfortable stories. The painful anniversary of the massacre at Thammasat University on October 6, 1976 has never been reconciled, buried in a kind of "organised forgetting."