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As the world’s economic locomotives continue to move to the Asia-Pacific region, the US has decided to “pivot” its foreign policy toward the Indo-Pacific Ocean. With the rising power of China and an emerging stress along flashpoints in East China and South China Seas, the whole world is waiting for the unveiling of the historic moment in the 21st century. What’s about other major powers in Asia such as Japan and India? What’s the development and position of ASEAN?

The videos of “Looking Towards ASEAN community 2015: Constraints, Obstacles and Opportunities” seminar on 21 April 2011 at Chulalongkorn University, are now available: Siam Intelligence YouTube Playlist

25 April 2011 – SIU had a chance to meet and talk with Prof. Emeritus W. Scott Thompson, an expert of international relations at Siam University during his Thailand visit. Prof. Scott was a former member of both Ford and Reagan Administrations. He also was an Adjunct Professor of International Politics at Georgetown University and…

Reuters has a story of “Thai, Cambodia troops clash again; peace hopes fade” which quotes Kan Yuenyong, SIU director, for his comment on the issue. Part of the story: Analysts also point to the Thai military’s desire for a continued stake in Thailand’s political apparatus and its intense dissatisfaction with opposition forces. “Volatility at the…

21 April 2011 – Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, in conjunction with Siam Intelligence Unit (SIU) organized an international seminar “Looking Towards ASEAN community 2015: Constraints, Obstacles and Opportunities” at Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Chulalongkorn University.

Practical Utopia TV has an interview with Mr. Songsak Saicheua, Deputy Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Songsak talks on the concept of “Think Tank” in global level and the MFA’s initiative to drive Think Tank co-operation between Thailand and abroad. The video will appear…

Kan Yuenyong, Director of Siam Intelligence Unit, joined a live discussion on China CRI Radio. The topic is “What Is The Root Cause Behind The Thailand-Cambodia Dispute?” The other panelists are Song Yinghui, Research fellow at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations and Nicholas Farrelly, Researcher at School of International, Political & Strategic Studies, Australian…

14 February 2011 – SIU and Muslim Center, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn Universities co-organize a public seminar “Lessons from Egypt Crisis: The Impact on Middle East and Thailand” at Chulalongkorn University. The event was joined by top Muslim scholars, security expert, representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and current Thai student who stayed in…

SIU and Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University organized a public seminar “On Pathway to ASEAN Community 2015″ at Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University.