เมธิส โลหเตปานนท์ | Political science PhD candidate @UMich. My newsletter on Thai politics: https://xitter.cf/t.co/Dxso8CamLd
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Two Coffee Parliament pieces from these two weeks. One piece on the fallout of the Bangkok floods and the latest NIDA poll. coffeeparliament.com/p/flood…
And a piece today for catching up with the opposition parties. coffeeparliament.com/p/the-p…
Ken Lohatepanont retweeted
#New in the Trends in Southeast Asia Series from #ISEASPublishing - No. 28/26: “Bhumjaithai’s Victory: A Conservative Win?” By Napon Jatusripitak (@naponjatu)
To purchase your copy, visit #ISEASBookshop bookshop.iseas.edu.sg/public…
To download the pdf, visit iseas.edu.sg/articles-commen…
My thoughts on the Anutin government's AI strategy and policies, including the TH-AI Passport scheme, which has proven to be a passport to controversy. fulcrum.sg/article/commentar…
Ken Lohatepanont retweeted
Fulcrum Commentary by Mathis Lohatepanont (@kenlmathis) - Thailand has bold plans for AI adoption. But the plan is built on shaky foundations. fulcrum.sg/article/commentar…
Kla Tham's position as a pseudo-opposition party was confirmed last week, as it was officially expelled from the opposition whip. coffeeparliament.com/p/the-p…
Ken Lohatepanont retweeted
It feels like artificial intelligence is wresting higher education apart—but something bigger and more damaging has been taking place on college campuses for a long time, @ibogost argues. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
Bhumjaithai avoided heading to the courts over the Senate collusion case, but it's not out of the woods yet in the court of public opinion. coffeeparliament.com/p/bhumj…
Ken Lohatepanont retweeted
My NEW op-ed for The New York Times
"Rather than jump straight into debates over a global slowdown or an arms control treaty for AI, the US and China should start with something much more basic: realizing & acknowledging how the other side sees AI risks." nytimes.com/2026/09/17/opini…
Ken Lohatepanont retweeted
Contemporary Political Science: "Together, these patterns depict a discipline that is larger and more productive than ever yet is increasingly organized around measurable outputs, rather than intellectual risk-taking or theoretical innovation."
Grossman et al map 140,000+ articles across 174 political science journals (2003-23), showing a larger, more collaborative, and increasingly quantitative discipline.
doi.org/10.1017/S15375927251…
Anutin Charnvirakul has now been prime minister for a little over a year. In today's newsletter, I summarize what we've learned about the Bhumjaithai playbook during his first year in office. coffeeparliament.com/p/the-a…
Ken Lohatepanont retweeted
Finally out! I argue that “bamboo diplomacy” invokes memories of Thailand’s diplomatic successes during colonialism and WWII, reinforcing the belief that prudent diplomacy alone can help Thailand navigate today’s geopolitical competition.
ISEAS Perspective by @pongkwans - Thailand’s continued reliance on bamboo diplomacy is not only a response to current geopolitical pressures but also reflects how past diplomatic successes are remembered as lessons of prudent statecraft. iseas.edu.sg/articles-commen…
I played around with the TH-AI Passport and wrote up some brief thoughts. coffeeparliament.com/p/thail…
A brief primer on the Senate collusion case. coffeeparliament.com/p/where…
Ken Lohatepanont retweeted
Know an exceptional, PhD-curious undergrad from an underrepresented background? Encourage them to apply to University of Michigan's 16th annual Eldersveld Emerging Scholars Conference! I'm on the committee -- detailed CfA attached. Apply here: lsa.umich.edu/polisci/gradua…
My new ISEAS Perspective analyzing the origins of Bhumjaithai's technocratic rebrand, where this gov't stands in the history of Thai technocratic management, and whether the presence of key technocrats in the Anutin cabinet can make a meaningful difference.
ISEAS Perspective 2026/61 “Assessing the Bhumjaithai Party’s Technocratic Turn: Cosmetic Change or Catalyst for Reform?” by Mathis Lohatepanont #ThaiPolitics #thailand iseas.edu.sg/articles-commen…
I take a brief look at the Thai government's plan to reduce expenditure by downsizing the bureaucracy. coffeeparliament.com/p/downs…
Ken Lohatepanont retweeted
We're excited to launch the SEAREG Postdoctoral Fellowship! The 1-year fellowship begins next summer with the fellow based at 1 of 4 partner institutions in Southeast Asia.
Details: dcid.sanford.duke.edu/seareg…
Some thoughts on Dear You, a Teochew film set in Bangkok that unexpectedly became a major hit. coffeeparliament.com/p/a-teo…
