Craig Keating
Biography
Publications
Craig Keating is a former analyst, ex-diplomat, and long-time Thailand watcher.
![Thaksin Shinawatra’s Myanmar talks likely driven by politics and money](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-05/GettyImages-2105363417.jpg?itok=ZoL4GOGI)
Thaksin Shinawatra’s Myanmar talks likely driven by politics and money
This is not the first time the former Thai PM has showcased his supposed statesman qualities.
![Thailand’s monarchy: Heirs and spares](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-08/GettyImages-1587804442.jpg?itok=88ROaliU)
Thailand’s monarchy: Heirs and spares
A surprise visit to Thailand by two of King Vajiralongkorn’s sons after an absence of 27 years shows dynastical survival trumps personal animosity.
![Thailand seeking to profit from a global food crisis](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Thai%20rice.jpg?itok=h9WQw_bH)
Thailand seeking to profit from a global food crisis
The war in Ukraine has highlighted weaknesses in Thailand’s policymaking and prompted cartel behaviour … again.
![Increasingly illiberal Thailand](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1235829017.jpg?itok=xV3uyRxg)
Increasingly illiberal Thailand
By stifling free expression, authorities are shutting off any prospect of change that is broadly acceptable to all.
![Thailand’s military and human rights](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Thai%20army.jpg?itok=w0V6qtxE)
Thailand’s military and human rights
A history of violence against troops and civilians is finally being recognised, and justice is creeping in.
![Thai lives matter, too](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1234950367.jpg?itok=pFmiRDGj)
Thai lives matter, too
Alleged police brutality captured in a widely shared video puts a spotlight on abuses and demands for reform.
![Thailand: Military, monarchy and the masses](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1229140950%20copy.jpg?itok=0cVMy20d)
Thailand: Military, monarchy and the masses
To understand today’s protests, look to the decades past and the country’s incomplete transition to democracy.
![Thailand: Another dissenter disappears](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1218363040%20copy.jpeg?itok=m88zWzpc)
Thailand: Another dissenter disappears
A fresh abduction case raises serious questions, not for the first time, about the reach of Thai authorities.
![Thailand: Killings of insurgents ends southern separatist ceasefire](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1211432383.jpg?itok=O7C1If15)
Thailand: Killings of insurgents ends southern separatist ceasefire
The focus is the Thai state. Foreigners and foreign interest are not targets in this fight.
Pagination