Course Details
Country:
Thailand
Institution:
Mahidol University International College
Course Title:
Thai Foreign Policy 202(4)
Course Number:
ICIR 215
Course Description:
The influence of geopolitics on Thailand’s foreign policy; pre-modern interstate relations and concepts in
Southeast Asia and their continuing influence; Siam’s relations with the Western imperial powers in the
Colonial Period; the evolution of Thailand’s foreign policy and relations during the First and Second World
Wars; Thailand’s foreign policy during the Cold War, especially its relations with the USA, the formulation
and effects of current Thai policies regarding ASEAN, the UN, APEC, and other regional and international
organisations; the evolution and impacts of current Thai bilateral relations with China, the Koreas, Japan,
and India; a discussion on the formulation, evolution, and results of Thai foreign policy from the midnineteenth century to the present day; with a particular focus on analysing the decision-making process
in a selected case study
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
CRIM 485
Attachment Files:
ICIR_215_1.pdf
