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Philippines, Thailand: Comparing Crises

Categories: East Asia, Philippines, Thailand

My Liberal Times compares the crises [1] in the Philippines and Thailand that have been dogging both countries’ leaders (accusations of election-tampering in the case of the former and allegations of self-enrichment in the latter). His conclusion: In both countries, the opposition has been politicizing the alleged misdeeds of the leaders — but remain too weak themselves.