Josh Kurlantzick
@JoshKurlantzick
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Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia. All opinions are my own, not CFR's. A RT is not an endorsement. [email protected]
Washington, D.C.
Joined December 2011
RT @SusannahCPatton: A new Lowy Institute analysis paper from Rahman Yaacob, Jack Sato and me shows how US defence cooperation with Southea….
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RT @CFR_org: In the shadow of Washington's trade war with Beijing, unchallenged U.S. tariff rates could have ruinous effects on the economi….
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In recent weeks, White House economic policy has focused on making deals, keeping truces, or in some cases—like that of Brazil, which President Trump himself seems personally aggrieved at—levying...
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RT @CFR_org: Nigeria’s blasphemy laws have no place in modern society, writes @CFR_Africa expert Ebenezer Obadare.
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The recent release from prison of prominent Nigerian atheist, Mubarak Bala, is a victory for reason, decency, and common sense. Mr. Bala secured his freedom courtesy of an appeals court judge who,...
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My latest, with Annabel Richter, on how tariffs on tiny Asian economies will backfire strategically Trump’s Tariffs Could Decimate Asia’s Smallest Economies and Weaken U.S. Influence via @CFR_org.
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In recent weeks, White House economic policy has focused on making deals, keeping truces, or in some cases—like that of Brazil, which President Trump himself seems personally aggrieved at—levying...
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Trump’s Tariffs Could Decimate Asia’s Smallest Economies and Weaken U.S. Influence via @CFR_org.
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In recent weeks, White House economic policy has focused on making deals, keeping truces, or in some cases—like that of Brazil, which President Trump himself seems personally aggrieved at—levying...
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RT @CFR_org: “Nostalgia is not a strategy; nor is hope. The challenge is to create a system of rules outside the rules-based system of old,….
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Remaking rules from the ruins of the rules-based system.
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RT @CFR_org: 🎧 On this episode of The President's Inbox podcast, @JoshKurlantzick sits down with @JamesMLindsay to discuss the ongoing bord….
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Mentioned on the Episode: Joshua Kurlantzick, Beijing’s Global Media Offensive Joshua Kurlantzick, “Thailand and Cambodia’s Ceasefire: Will It Stop War When Elites Want Conflict?,” CFR.org
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Yeah, @PravitR said it better than me -suggests govt can no longer control army at all. Bad news. #ThailandCambodia.
So, can the gov't no longer control the army? Does the ceasefire mean nothing? Is that why the Commander dares to speak like this, saying he will “reclaim” Ta Kwai Temple while the government remains silent?.#ThailandCambodia #nowar #ไทยกัมพูชา .
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Not suggestive of a real end to Thailand Cambodia conflict but rather a way for Thai army to claim more power, potentially for a coup.
BREAKING: Army Commander of Region 2 Vows to Reclaim Ta Kwai for Thailand, Plans to Close Ta Muen Thom. August 10, 2025.18:09 p.m. The commander of the Second Army Area recounts the background of the Thai-Cambodian border clashes, estimating that Cambodian soldiers suffered over
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RT @CFR_org: The People’s Republic of China, established in 1949, has never governed Taiwan but nonetheless views the island as a breakaway….
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Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei in 2022 heightened tensions.
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RT @TostevinM: Far and wide in Myanmar people mark 37 years since the 8888 uprising against the military - as generations later they are st….
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RT @WPReview: With its oil reserves set to run out in about 30 years, the tiny but wealthy state of Brunei is finally committing to a long-….
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With its oil reserves set to run out in about 30 years, the tiny but wealthy state of Brunei is pursuing an economic transformation similar to that of the Gulf states.
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RT @CFR_org: 🎧 On this episode of The President's Inbox podcast, @JoshKurlantzick sits down with @JamesMLindsay to discuss the ongoing bord….
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Mentioned on the Episode: Joshua Kurlantzick, Beijing’s Global Media Offensive Joshua Kurlantzick, “Thailand and Cambodia’s Ceasefire: Will It Stop War When Elites Want Conflict?,” CFR.org
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RT @CFR_org: "The oil-reliant sultanate of Brunei is looking to the modernization efforts of the Gulf to inspire its own economic transform….
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With its oil reserves—the country’s largest source of revenue—set to run out in about 30 years, the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam recently has begun to implement major changes to its economic model...
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Take a listen to my interview on where Thai-Cambodia relations go now with @JamesMLindsay for The President's Inbox at via @CFR_org.
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Mentioned on the Episode: Joshua Kurlantzick, Beijing’s Global Media Offensive Joshua Kurlantzick, “Thailand and Cambodia’s Ceasefire: Will It Stop War When Elites Want Conflict?,” CFR.org
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Without Social Reform, Brunei’s Economic Transformation Will Fall Short
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With its oil reserves set to run out in about 30 years, the tiny but wealthy state of Brunei is pursuing an economic transformation similar to that of the Gulf states.
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For sure- from a man who knows.
This is my latest publication. It points out that the 2025 Thai-Cambodian conflict has increased the power of the Thai military vis-vis elected civilians.
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RT @pwchambers3699: This is my latest publication. It points out that the 2025 Thai-Cambodian conflict has increased the power of the Thai….
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The latest Thai-Cambodian border dispute has given the Thai military the upper hand as it pertains to civil-military relations.
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RT @Jacob_A_Ware: Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback!. My @cfr_org and @columbiaUP book, co-authored with the….
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Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6, 2021,...
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