Move Forward sees Thailand as a principled middle power with dignity and a free voice

[snoop1130]

 

Thailand’s foreign policy, from the perspective of the Move Forward party, should see the country acting as a “middle power” with principles and dignity, adhering to a rules-based international order and able to speak out freely, without fear of superpowers.

 

Presenting a lecture to students of the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University on “Thailand’s Challenges and Opportunities vis-vis ASEAN and the Super Powers”, Pita said that Thailand’s role in ASEAN, and ASEAN’s role as a regional grouping, has declined over the past five years, citing the fact that many world leaders chose to visit Vietnam and Indonesia, instead of Thailand, and some world leaders did not attend the ASEAN Summit, but assigned their deputies to do so.

 

If the Move Forward party were in government, Pita said that Thailand would open a humanitarian economic corridor at the Thai-Myanmar border, to provide shelter to Myanmar people displaced by the war in their country and allow them to work legally on Thai soil.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/move-forward-sees-thailand-as-a-principled-middle-power-with-dignity-and-a-free-voice/

 

-- Thai PBS 2023-09-12

 

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[edwinchester]

What?! Nothing about Thai being a Lingua Franca? That won't go down at all well with the rabid nationalists.

[mfd101]

In terms of its capacity to project power or to influence anything at all beyond its own borders, Thailand could scarcely be described as a 'middle power'. Small, incompetent and inward-looking would be more accurate.

 

But nothing is achieved without optimism and aspiration.

[sammieuk1]

If the Move Forward party were in government ..like what was voted for the land wouldn't be such a corrupted political cesspit he means ????

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand’s foreign policy, from the perspective of the Move Forward party, should see the country acting as a “middle power” with principles and dignity, adhering to a rules-based international order and able to speak out freely, without fear of superpowers

Ahhh such dreams and visions... if only Thailand wasn't so corrupt.

[soalbundy]

We all have our ambitions.......some more realistic than others.

[JCauto]

That's it! Disqualify him from future elections. For...I dunno, find something.

[herfiehandbag]

Quite an ambition, but one worth aspiring to.

 

If you come to power ( and I hope you do) then you will have to thoroughly "clean house" to be in a position to present that. That of course is also an ambition you aspire to.