Thailand’s Erratic King Stretches the Mandate of Heaven
It may be surprising, but it is not due to chance that monarchies have survived best in developed, democratic countries – Japan. Britain, Denmark, Sweden etc. The exceptions to this are mostly small oil enclaves such as Brunei and Abu Dhabi, minor if rich statelets kept in existence by outside power.
Thus in a longer-term perspective the future of the Th…
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