On 24 August 2022, the International Studies Center (ISC), the American Studies Program, Faculty of Social Science, Srinakharinwirot University and the American Studies Association in Thailand (ASAT) jointly organised an event to launch the book The Quest for Thai-US Alliance by Dr. Apichart Chinwanno and a seminar on “Thailand-US Relations: Present and Future”.

At the event, Dr. Prapaporn Rojsiriruch, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, gave the opening remarks, followed by the introduction of the book by the author. Dr. Jittipat Poonkham, Associate Professor and Vice Dean, Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University shared his views on the book’s theoretical and practical implications.

The book launch was followed by the discussions on “Thailand-US Relations: Present and Future”. Three panelists, namely Dr. Thasothorn Tootongkam from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Dr. Viboonpong Poonprasit from Thammasat University, and Dr. Prapee Apichatsakol from Srinakharinwirot University assessed the current status and the future prospect of Thailand-US relations.

Seminar recordings (in Thai) here