Recent articles by Adam Simpson
9 September 2025
Thailand has another new prime minister and an opening for progress. But will anything change?
Thai politics is often chaotic. But this past week has been especially tumultuous, even by Thailand’s standards.
19 November 2024
The countries fuelling Myanmar's civil war
China has the biggest influence on Myanmar’s civil strife but Russia also has sway, supplying arms to the military junta.
20 August 2023
Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?
Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s large and growing resistance forces receive almost no attention outside the country.