Debate About the Monarchy Continues to Roil Thailand
![A protester takes a picture next to a picture of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha outside the Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 24, 2022.](http://cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/slide_3_2/public/image/2022/08/MicrosoftTeams-image.webp)
More on:
Thailand has been buffeted by political conflict for years, and demonstrators in Thailand now have organized to protest the military-aligned government. They also, increasingly, have become willing to talk openly about the Thai monarchy and its role in government, finance, and daily life, despite harsh lese-majeste laws. For more on the growing discussion of the monarchy, see my Q and A with the organization 112Watch, available here.
More on: