Mainland SE Asia's shifting dynamics (opens in new tab)

To see how Thailand is really doing, one needs to be outside the country. On a recent work trip to Hanoi, I found it inescapable that Thailand continues to fall behind even as its leaders pretend otherwise. Given the last two decades of political instability and prolonged economic doldrums, this trend is not surprising. Vietnam is moving ahead, while Thailand is beset by border and security issues left and right and is stuck internally, still trying to draft a new constitution amid declining ...