Old Ally, New Direction: Cobra Gold and Beyond

Old Ally, New Direction: Cobra Gold and Beyond by Kitti Prasirtsuk, Ph.D Asia Pacific Bulletin, No. 578 Washington, DC: East-West Center Kitti Prasirtsuk, Ph.D., a Professor of International Relations at Thammasat University, explains that despite strained U.S.-Thai relations over the past decade, the Cobra Gold (CG) military exercise "equates to a win for both sides" and "is the cornerstone of the US-Thailand alliance, representing a major bond between the two nations in their post-Vietnam War relations." As President Biden is strengthening alliance cooperation, the administration will likely revisit the U.S.-Thailand alliance. However, it is important to consider how the context…