Thailand’s Inevitable Revolution

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: July 18, 2014

It’s time for the United States and Europe to undertake targeted sanctions against leaders of Thailand’s military junta. Failure to do so guarantees a repeat of a familiar cycle.

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Expecting More from Thailand

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: June 27, 2014

Last time there was a coup in Thailand, Western nations failed to support the democratic will of the Thai people. They shouldn’t make the same mistake twice.

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Video: Speech to Red Shirt Rally in Thailand

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: April 7, 2014

This weekend I spoke via Skype to a rally of hundreds of thousands of Red Shirt activists in Bangkok, who had come out to show support for the elected government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra against the pending threat of her removal by a judicial coup. The video of the speech is below, with my […]

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Thailand: The Plot Against Democracy

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: March 18, 2014

The purpose of the document is alert the international community to the grave risks faced by Thai citizens who may be subjected to an unlawful coup and removal of the elected prime minister. There are serious concerns of a repeat – or worse – of the 2010 massacres of protesters if another coup takes place, robbing tens of millions of people of their right to vote.

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Bo’s No-Show Trial

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: August 30, 2013

The recently concluded trial of former top party official Bo Xilai has offered us a unique glimpse inside the little-understood world of Chinese power politics.

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