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External Challenges in the Russia-South Korea Defense Relationship
By Anthony V. Rinna, a Russia and Eurasia Analyst with the Sino-NK research group, South Korea
Expert Opinions on Law and Politics: The Constitutional Referendum 7 August 2016
Opinions by Luc Stevens, James Ockey, Kasit Piromya, Michael H. Nelson, Prajak Kongkirati, Dr. Oliver Pye, Paul Chambers, Tyrell Haberkorn
On the Genesis of the Thai Civil & Commercial Code: An Interview with Shirori Tamura
Shiori Tamura, lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Thammasat University, explains the foreign influence on the Thai Civil & Commercial Code
“States Have a Duty to Protect Children’s Rights”: An Interview with Mark Capaldi
Dr. Mark Capaldi (ECPAT International) on the challenges of protecting children’s rights
Hong Kong’s Legislature and the Diffusion of Power
Dr. Tim Summers, Senior Consulting Fellow on the Asia Programme at Chatham House and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Interview with H.E. Kristi Westphalen
H.E. Kristi Westphalen on her time as Finnish Ambassador to Thailand
Review of Thailand’s Migration Worker Management Policy under the ASEAN Community
By Papawadee Tanodomdej, Research Fellow, the International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD)
The June 23rd Brexit vote in the UK
Cormac Mac Amhlaigh, Senior Lecturer, MacCormick Fellows & Academic Visitor Convenor; Director of Exams at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Law School
Election 2016 in Mongolia: A Call for Economic Security
Anthony V. Rinna, Russia and Eurasia Analyst, Sino-NK research group, South Korea
The New Indonesian Ambassador to Thailand: An Interview with H.E. Ahmad Rusdi
H.E. Ahmad Rusdi, Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, on the role of ASEAN-states
Interview with Prof. Narong Jaiharn, former Dean of the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Prof. Narong Jaiharn, former Dean of the Faculty of Law, about studying law at Thammasat Faculty of Law in general and his term as Dean of the Faculty in particular
When Politics and Law Collide: The South China Sea in the Post-Hague ‘New Normal’
By Sourabh Gupta, Senior Asia-Pacific international relations policy specialist, Institute for China-America Studies
Nepal’s Quest for Stability
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai, Journalist, The Kathmandu Post
Interview with Khun Khemachart, Deputy Director of Bureau of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI)
Khemachart Prakyhongmanee, Deputy Director of Bureau of Foreign Affairs and Transnational Crime at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), on DSI investigations
The May 2016 Greek Cypriot Parliamentary Elections and Beyond
Andrekos Varnava, Ph.D, Senior Lecturer, School of History and International Relations, Flinders University, South Australia
Austria’s Presidential Elections 2016
Reinhold Gärtner, Professor, Department of Political Science, Universität Innsbruck
Interview with Thammasat University Nut Seller Mr. Bernard
Known to everyone at Thammasat University, Mr. Bernard, the man selling nuts at Thammasat University, is an ‘institution in himself’ at the university
The Future Cross-Strait Relations: Challenges and Opportunities of the DPP Government
Chin-peng Chu, Jean Monnet Chair and Vice President, National Dong Hwa University
Tracking Philippine Elections, Strongman Politics, and Rodrigo Duterte
Dr. John Linantud, Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science, University of Houston Downtown
Electoral April in Serbia
Dr. Richard Stojar, Department of Security Studies and Analyses, University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic
Dr. Věra Stojarová, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Beyond the Panama Papers: Leaks Activism and the Struggle for Information Control
Dr. Arne Hintz, Senior Lecturer, Director MA Digital Media and Society, Cardiff University
Opinion Pool: The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
Opinions by the ASEAN Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand), Siriruj Chulakaratana, Jerrold W. Huguet, Kasit Piromya, Dato Steven C.M. Wong, George Manzano and Kristine Joy Martin, Nguyen Hong Son, Taing Ratana, Kaewkamol Karen Pitakdumrongkit
The “Sarinah Thamrin” Bombing – Reflections on the Handling of Terrorist Acts by the Indonesian National Police
Pol. Col. Eko Sudarto, Policy Analyst at NCB Interpol Indonesia
AEC 2015: Challenges and Opportunities for Local Governments in ASEAN
Alvin Ang, PHD, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University
The Authority and Position of the People’s Consultative Assembly within the Constitutional Order of the Republic of Indonesia
Widodo Ekatjahjana Director General of Legislation, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Republic of Indonesia
Gautama Budi Arundhati, Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Jember, and Researcher of the Centre of Excellence of Pancasila and Constitution, University of Jember
Rethinking Violence in Myanmar: A Confronting Imperative for Domestic and International Actors
Dr. Jonathan Bogais, Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney
Crisis? What Crisis? Mekong Water Resources Management in 2016 and Beyond
Dr. Philipp Magiera, Programme Director Mekong River Commission-GIZ Cooperation Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Helmut Schmidt: The Global Chancellor
Kristina Spohr, Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics
Expert Opinions on Law and Politics: The 2016 Draft Constitution of Thailand
Opinions by Gothom Arya, Luc Stevens, Michael H. Nelson, Same Varayudej, Paul Chambers, Kohnwilai Teppunkoonngam, and Veerawit Tianchainan
The Taiwan Question after the 2016 Elections: Significance for Cross-Straits Relations
Prof. Dr. Chin-peng Chu, Vice-President of National Dong Hwa University
Prof. Jean Monnet Chair, Director of the Department of Public Administration, National Dong Hwa University
Myanmar’s Democrats Face the Future
Dr. Nicholas Farrelly, Director of the Myanmar Research Centre at the Australian National University and co-founder of New Mandala
Interview with Prof. Chin-peng Chu and Prof. Richard Weixing Hu on Prospects of Cross-Strait Relations in the Light of the January 2016 Elections in Taiwan
Prof. Chin-peng Chu and Prof. Richard Weixing Hu on prospects of Cross-Strait relations in the light of the January 2016 Elections in Taiwan
How will Poland’s Law and Justice Party Govern?
Prof. Dr. Aleks Szczerbiak, Professor of Politics & Contemporary European Studies at the University of Sussex
Interview with Prof. Dr. Christoph Bluth on Current Nuclear Threats to Peace and Stability
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bluth on current nuclear threats to peace and stability
Switzerland: A Landslide Election, which only Shifts 4% of the Votes
Daniel Bochsler, Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics and Democratisation at the University of Zurich
Marlène Gerber, Deputy Director, Swiss Political Yearbook (Année Politique Suisse), University of Bern
David Zumbach, Research Assistant, University of Bern
Myanmar: Democratisation and the Internal Contradictions of Ethnicity and Religion
Dr. Jonathan Bogais, Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney
The German-German Border Regime
Siraprapa Chalermphao, Office Manager, German- Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
No Regime Change Just Yet? A Comment on the 2015 Swiss Elections
Clive Church, Emeritus Professor of European Studies at the University of Kent
Interview with Major General Ashok Hukku (ret.) on the Islamic State
Major General Ashok Hukku (ret.) on the Islamic State
The Myanmar Elections – Challenges and Opportunities for the Future
Marie Lall, Professor of Education and South Asian Studies at University College London
Nepal’s Constitutional Conundrum
S.D. Muni, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, New Delhi, Former Special Envoy and Ambassador, Government of India
Comments Collection on the Organic Act on Counter Corruption (No. 3) B.E. 2558 (2015)
Comments by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand, Kitti Wasinondh, Korntip Daroj and Sutasinee Charoensidhi, Warong Dechgitvigrom, and Attisit Pankeaw
Singapore: Flight to Safety Trumps Performance Legitimacy
Michael D. Barr, PhD, Associate Professor in International Relations at the School of International Studies of Flinders University, Australia
Angela Merkel and China: Trade, the U.S., the South-China Sea, and the Continuation of ‘Ostpolitik’
Klaus Larres, Richard M Krasno Distinguished Professor of History and International Affairs at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill
Toward a Standardized Approach of Tackling Corruption on the Global Level
Prof. Bartosz Makowicz, CPG Senior Research Fellow, Director of Viadrina Compliance Center, European-University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Head of German Delegation to the ISO Project Committee 278 on Anti-bribery Management Systems
Interview with Veerawit Tianchainan, Director of the Thai Committee for Refugees Foundation
Veerawit Tianchainan on the situation of refugees in Thailand
Interview with Dr. Sirilaksana Khoman, Senior Advisor, National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand
Dr. Sirilaksana Khoman on Corruption in Thailand
Is German Unity History?
Andreas Rödder, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
25 Years of German Unity
Gregor Gysi, Member of the German Bundestag for the party The Left (Die Linke)
Interview with H.E. Kasit Piromya on Current Issues of Thai Foreign and Domestic Politics
H.E. Kasit Piromya, former top diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, on current issues of Thai foreign policies and domestic politics
Assessment of the Public Assembly Act B.E. 2558 (2015) through International Human Rights
Kohnwilai Teppunkoonngam, Human Rights Lawyer
Thai Peace Day, 16 August: Ideas, Meanings, and Understanding of the Seri Thai Movement and the Modern Thai Generation
Col. Dr. Sorasak Ngamcachonkulkid, Department of History, Academic Division, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy
Foreign Participation in Land Grabs in Thailand
Papawadee Tanodomdej, Research fellow, International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD)
Comments Collection: The New Thai Public Assembly Act 2015
With comments from Kasit Piromya, Jantajira Iammayura, Siriphon Kusonsinwut, Saman Zia-Zarifi, Amnesty International, Michael Nelson, Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, the Human Rights Lawyers Association, and iLaw Thailand
Interview with Rolf Schulze, Outgoing German Ambassador to Thailand
Rolf Schulze on his Time in Office as the German Ambassador to Thailand
Opinion Pool on the Revolution of 24th June 1932
Opinions by Asst. Prof. Wararak Chalermpuntusak, Chatichai Muksong,Col. Dr. Sorasak Ngamcachonkulkid, Dr. Michael Nelson, Dr. Paul Chambers, Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, Prof. Dr. Andrew James Harding, Sakdina Chatkul Na Ayuthya, Ukrist Pathmanand
Interview with Prof. Amara Pongsapich, Chairperson of the National Human Rights of Thailand
Prof. Amara Pongsapich on Human Rights Work in Thailand
Interview with Prayong Preeyajit, Secretary General of the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission
PACC Secretary General Prayong Preeyajit on Fighting Corruption in Thailand
The UK General Election, 2015: Surprise! Or maybe not….
Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London
Lee Kuan Yew: A Reflection
Assoc. Prof. Michael D. Barr, School of International Studies of Flinders University, Australia
What is the Role of a Constitutional King in Cambodia, in the Recent Constitutional and Political Crisis, After the July 2013 Legislative Election?
HE. Son Soubert, Faculty of Archaeology of the Royal University of Fine Arts
Interview with Hanns Bühler (Head of HSF’s South- and Southeast Asia Division)
Hanns Bühler, Head of HSF’s South- and Southeast Asia Division, on HSF’s global engagement in the field of development cooperation with special focus on Southeast Asia
Constitutional Court Decision Review: BVerfGE 1 BvR 471/10, 1 BvR 1181/10
Dr. Lasse Schuldt, DAAD Lecturer of Law, CPG, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
New in Town: Stine Klapper
Stine Klapper, new Resident Director of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Thailand Office, on her first impressions of the Kingdom of Thailand
Interview with Dr. Prinya Thaewanarumitkul
Dr. Prinya Thaewanarumitkul, Vice Rector of Thammasat University
Opinion Pool Thailand Draft Constitution 2015
Opinions by Abhisit Vejjajiva, Assoc. Prof. Allen Hicken, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gothom Arya, Assoc. Prof. Phunthip Kanchanachittra Saisoonthorn, Dr. Michael Nelson, Dr. Paul Chambers, Kasit Piromya, Luc Stevens, Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, Pravit Rojanaphruk, Prof. Dr. Boonsri Mewongukote, Prof. Dr. Worachet Pakeerut, Prof. Wiriya Namsiripongpun, Saman Zia-Zarifi, Satit Pitutacha, Virot Ali
CPG Spring School 2015 Scholarship Awarding Ceremony Speech
Speech by Dr. Warawit Kanithasen, CPG Senior Research Fellow, on 17 March 2015, at Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Interview with Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul
Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul, awarding winning novelist and opera composer, on his background, cross-cultural experiences and his current work
800 years Magna Carta
Prof. Michael Stuckey, Head, School of Law, University of New England
NEOS in Austria – A new Type of Political Party in Europe?
Armin Reinart, Analyst at Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Regional Office Southeast & East Asia
Interview with Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij
Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij, Archbishop of Bangkok Kriengsak, Second Thai Cardinal
Roles, Duties and Functions of the Indonesian National Police Attaché or Liaison Officer
Eko Sudarto, Police Senior Superintendent at the International Relations Division, NCB Interpol Indonesia-Jakarta
Interview with Dr. Munin Pongsapan
Dr. Munin Pongsapan, Director of the International LLB Program, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
National Legal Aid Foundation (NLAF)/ Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan (YBGK)
Chong Yin Xin, Samantha, Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
Interview with Suwana Suwanjuta
Suwana Suwanjuta, Director General of the Department of Special Investigation, Ministry of Justice of Thailand
Designing Thailand’s Parliamentary Election System, 1997 to 2015
Dr. Michael Nelson, CPG Senior Research Fellow
2014 House of Representatives General Election in Japan
Nobuyuki Sato, Ph.D. in Law
Westfront 1918
Filmevening, 8 September 2014, Maha Chakri Sirinthorn Building, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
Peace, Stability, and Development in Asia-Pacific
International Conference, 3-4 December 2013, Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Öffentliches Recht in Asien – Aktuelle Tendenzen und Herausforderungen
Internationales Symposium, 21 November 2013, Juristische Fakultät, Thammasat Universität, Bangkok, Thailand
Alumni Seminar On The Occasion Of 23 Years German Reunification
Alumni Seminar, 09 November 2013, Kwanchitr Restaurant, Bangkok, Thailand
Migration in Thailand and ASEAN – Current Humanitarian Concerns and Future Perspectives
Workshop, 27 August 2013, Thammasat University, Bangkok
Judicial Review of International Treaty and Protection of Citizen’s Constitutional Rights in Indonesian and Thai Perspective
International Seminar, 02 July 2013, Panorama Hotel, Jember
Managing Public Safety – Good Police Culture in Southeast Asia
International Seminar, 15 January 2013, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Tha Prachan Campus, Room LT.1, ground floor
Human Rights Attorney
Workshop, 17 – 18 November 2012, C.S. PATTANI HOTEL, 299 Nhongjik Road, Rusamliae, Muang, Pattani
Justice under Security Law in the Southern Provinces of Thailand
Workshop, 2 – 3 October 2010, CPG in cooperation with Hanns Seidel Foundation
CS Hotel Pattani, Pattani, Thailand