Fw: H-ASIA: Two New Asia Pacific Bulletins on Thailand

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> H-ASIA
> December 4, 2012
>
> Two New Asia Pacific Bulletins on Thailand
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> From: "Tomkins, Damien" <tomkinsd@EastWestCenter.org>
>
>
> Two New Issues of the Asia Pacific Bulletin from the East-West Center
>
> Obama in Thailand: Charting a New Course for the Alliance
>
> Catharin Dalpino, Sharkey Fellow in the Whitehead School at Seton
> Hall University, explains that "One concrete and immediate answer [to
> the purpose of the US-Thai alliance in the 21st century] was
> Bangkok's announcement that Thailand will join the Proliferation
> Security Initiative, expanding cooperation in a critical area."
>
> December 4, 2012:
> www.eastwestcenter.org/lhr<http://www.eastwestcenter.org/lhr>
>
>
> After Obama's Visit: The US-Thailand Alliance and China
>
> Sasiwan Chingchit, Non-Resident WSD-Handa Fellow at Pacific Forum
> CSIS, explains that "Washington cannot simply rely on this feel-good
> moment and must invest considerable resources to assuage Thai
> concerns about the United States seeking to manipulate Thailand
> against China and increase regional conflict."
>
> December 4, 2012:
> www.eastwestcenter.org/lh1<http://www.eastwestcenter.org/lh1>
>
> Best,
> Damien
>
>
> Damien Tomkins
> Project Assistant | East-West Center in Washington
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