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Nicholas Farrelly
Nicholas Farrelly is Professor and Head of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania.
International
While the world looks elsewhere, Myanmar’s civil war grinds on
Adam Simpson & Nicholas Farrelly
25 October 2023
Preoccupied with other conflicts, the democratic world is passing up the chance to shift the dynamics in Myanmar
International
ASEAN’s mutual survival pact
Nicholas Farrelly
4 May 2021
Myanmar’s revolutionaries won’t wait for the Southeast Asian grouping to act decisively
International
Seizing power, losing influence
Nicholas Farrelly
26 February 2021
Has Myanmar’s military made the wrong bet?
International
As the world watches, Myanmar votes
Adam Simpson & Nicholas Farrelly
30 October 2020
National renewal is on hold while the government focuses on next weekend’s election
Books & Arts
Winning votes was the easy part
Nicholas Farrelly
18 September 2020
Books
| The essential Burmese writer of his generation proposes a “new project of the imagination”
International
Thailand’s X factors
Nicholas Farrelly
3 September 2020
Can a detached and inexperienced king cope with an unprecedented shift in popular sentiment?
International
Location, location, location
Nicholas Farrelly
3 July 2014
Myanmar is in the thick of the Asian century, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
International
Burma’s next big challenge
Nicholas Farrelly
2 November 2012
As the recent violence in the west of Burma shows, the government has yet to deal effectively with remaining ethnic conflicts, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
. The benefits of a…
International
Thaksin lives
Nicholas Farrelly
14 August 2012
It’s more than possible that Thaksin Shinawatra, one-time prime minister and seemingly as popular as ever, could once again be at the centre of Thai politics, writes…
International
Burma and the road to normality
Nicholas Farrelly
8 March 2012
Recently returned from Burma,
Nicholas Farrelly
looks at a series of remarkable changes, and the journey ahead
Books & Arts
Among Asia’s giants
Nicholas Farrelly
21 December 2011
With the right leadership Burma could undoubtedly use its position between China and India to its advantage, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
International
Red hot challenges for Thailand
Nicholas Farrelly
7 July 2011
Thailand’s new government faces the difficult challenge of keeping traditional enemies relatively happy, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
International
Thailand’s calm before the storm?
Nicholas Farrelly
3 May 2011
Thailand’s royal family faces a divisive anniversary ahead of the next national election, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
International
Beyond Burma’s stalemates
Nicholas Farrelly
31 December 2010
New parliaments and a new year –
Nicholas Farrelly
looks at the challenges for Burma and its democracy movement as the military attempts to remake the country’s image
International
Thailand’s bad men and the challenges for Abhisit Vejjajiva
Andrew Walker & Nicholas Farrelly
27 August 2010
Thailand has dropped out of the headlines but the long-term struggle for political control continues, write
Andrew Walker
and
Nicholas Farrelly
International
Bangkok: how did it come to this?
Andrew Walker & Nicholas Farrelly
18 May 2010
The red shirts’ failure to agree to a November election pointed to a deeper loss of faith, with fatal consequences, write
Andrew Walker
and
Nicholas Farrelly
International
Rethinking the Burmese sanctions
Nicholas Farrelly
12 October 2009
Despite calls for tougher sanctions on Burma’s military regime, it’s time for a more creative approach, argues
Nicholas Farrelly
International
Burma’s general objectives
Nicholas Farrelly
10 July 2009
We forget to ask the obvious question, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
: how have the generals managed to stay in control for so long?