The stakes in the outcome of the ongoing Thai Crisis are huge and go beyond the strict parameters of the country itself.
Geopolitically Thailand has been a solid U.S. ally, particularly during the Cold War and the Vietnam War.
Economically it has been a vital force amid the cluster of Association of Southeast Asian states.
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