Thapiporn Suporn
Biographic Data
| ID | 4064665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thapiporn Suporn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thapiporn |
| FAMILY NAME | Suporn |
| SIGNATURE | SUPORN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Khon Kaen University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9916-1426 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Thailand’s BRICS move revisited
This study explores Thailand’s pursuit of BRICS membership through the lenses of Teo’s middle power theory and Kuik’s theory of regime legitimation, based on archival and secondary materials. Methodologically, a case study research design with a process tracing technique is employed. The key findings indicate that internal and external conditions drove Thailand’s BRICS move. Externally, the stratified international structure has motivated the cou…
Trump’s America 2.0
Once a close ally of the United States, Thailand now finds itself walking a diplomatic tightrope under the shadow of Donald Trump’s second presidency and China’s growing influence. Trump’s America First doctrine, characterized by disengagement and transactionalism, has left allies such as Bangkok questioning Washington’s reliability. Confronted with the uncertainties precipitated by the Trump administration, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra …
Thailand’s role in the context of Acmecs centrality
This study examines Thailand’s move to advance the Ayeyawady–Chao Phraya–Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) within the existing institutional arrangements of the Mekong region, which collectively constitute an unfinished regional architecture, and takes this move as its case study. Utilising a case-study approach, which emphasises a close reading of the specific case, the research design broadly applies political realism—focusing on au…
Mekong–ROK Cooperation
Relative to other regional powers, the Republic of Korea (ROK) is a latecomer to Mekong multilateralism, given that its 5 + 1 multilateral dialogue initiative—the Mekong–ROK Cooperation (MKC)—was only launched in 2011. Despite the MKC's substantive progress, China's launch of the Lancang–Mekong Cooperation in late 2015 has shaken up the regional Mekong order and significantly threatened the MKC's future. Drawing primarily on archives through a br…
China and Mekong regionalism
The Mekong region is witnessing a regional order reconfiguration triggered by the China‐led Lancang‐Mekong Cooperation (LMC). Little research is available regarding the history of this sub‐regional grouping, particularly about its formation. Using sources from a recently opened archive in Bangkok, this article reappraises the origins and evolution of the initiative within the lens of regional group formation theory. Findings show that LMC is a re…
China and Mekong regionalism
The Mekong region is witnessing a regional order reconfiguration triggered by the China‐led Lancang‐Mekong Cooperation (LMC). Little research is available regarding the history of this sub‐regional grouping, particularly about its formation. Using sources from a recently opened archive in Bangkok, this article reappraises the origins and evolution of the initiative within the lens of regional group formation theory. Findings show that LMC is a re…
China and Mekong regionalism
The Mekong region is witnessing a regional order reconfiguration triggered by the China‐led Lancang‐Mekong Cooperation (LMC). Little research is available regarding the history of this sub‐regional grouping, particularly about its formation. Using sources from a recently opened archive in Bangkok, this article reappraises the origins and evolution of the initiative within the lens of regional group formation theory. Findings show that LMC is a re…
Mekong–ROK Cooperation
Relative to other regional powers, the Republic of Korea (ROK) is a latecomer to Mekong multilateralism, given that its 5 + 1 multilateral dialogue initiative—the Mekong–ROK Cooperation (MKC)—was only launched in 2011. Despite the MKC's substantive progress, China's launch of the Lancang–Mekong Cooperation in late 2015 has shaken up the regional Mekong order and significantly threatened the MKC's future. Drawing primarily on archives through a br…
Thailand’s BRICS move revisited
This study explores Thailand’s pursuit of BRICS membership through the lenses of Teo’s middle power theory and Kuik’s theory of regime legitimation, based on archival and secondary materials. Methodologically, a case study research design with a process tracing technique is employed. The key findings indicate that internal and external conditions drove Thailand’s BRICS move. Externally, the stratified international structure has motivated the cou…
Trump’s America 2.0
Once a close ally of the United States, Thailand now finds itself walking a diplomatic tightrope under the shadow of Donald Trump’s second presidency and China’s growing influence. Trump’s America First doctrine, characterized by disengagement and transactionalism, has left allies such as Bangkok questioning Washington’s reliability. Confronted with the uncertainties precipitated by the Trump administration, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra …
Thailand’s role in the context of Acmecs centrality
This study examines Thailand’s move to advance the Ayeyawady–Chao Phraya–Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) within the existing institutional arrangements of the Mekong region, which collectively constitute an unfinished regional architecture, and takes this move as its case study. Utilising a case-study approach, which emphasises a close reading of the specific case, the research design broadly applies political realism—focusing on au…
China (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · International Development and Aid (2 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 works)