Thailand

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Local fighters lead climate war by Larry Lohmann (August 2007)

As the EU, the US and big business vie with each other to be recognised as taking serious action on climate change, Larry Lohmann wonders whether the real leadership is to be found elsewhere

A new Siamese tragedy by Walden Bello (November 2006)

Thailand’s recent military coup – the 18th since 1932 – ousted a leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, who had already lost moral legitimacy and much of his political power. In pre-empting the democracy of the street, argues Walden Bello, the country’s military has administered a cure that will prove worse than the disease