Matthew Wheeler, Author at Institute of Current World Affairs

Matthew Wheeler is a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, where he writes reports and briefings focusing primarily on political conflict in Thailand and the insurgency in the country's southernmost provinces. As an ICWA fellow (Thailand, 2002-2004), he studied the realities of regional integration along the Mekong River from China to Vietnam. Matthew has researched Southeast Asian security issues for both US and Thai institutions including Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok and the RAND Corporation. He holds an MA in East Asian studies from Harvard University.

Posts and Dispatches from Matthew Wheeler:

ISEAS webinar: Matt Wheeler on Thailand’s south
Peace Dialogue in Thailand’s Deep South: Prospects and Pitfalls, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute webinar, January 31, 2023, 10:00 a.m. (SG time), speaker Matt Wheeler (Thailand, 2002-2004). ...
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NYT: Matthew Wheeler on Thailand’s emboldened protesters
Bangkok activists are no longer content with carefully coded criticism of the monarchy, but now demand wholesale democratic change....
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NIKKEI Asian Review: Matt Wheeler on the Thai peace process
After 15 years of insurgency and four years of peace talks, there's hope of real dialogue with the main Malay-Muslim militant organization....
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Can Thailand Really Hide a Rebellion
Past fellow Matt Wheeler contributed an opinion piece in the New York Times, addressing the Malay-Muslim insurgents and the Thai government’s efforts to divert attention from them. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/23/opinion/can-thailand-really-hide-a-rebellion.html?_r=1 The Washington Post interviewed Matt as well, regarding militant attacks in Thailand and how the Thai government should approach the conflict in the south. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/with-bombings-thai-militants-appear-to-be-sending-a-message-to-the-junta/2016/08/26/8e3abb48-6978-11e6-91cb-ecb5418830e9_story.html ...
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Matthew Wheeler Newsletters
Fellowship Years: 2002-2004 Fellowship Topic: Relations among and between nations along the Mekong River Fellowship Area: Thailand Thailand and Terrorism After Bali On the Border with Colonel Kurtz Thoughts from Bangkok on the Anti-Thai Riot in Phnom Penh Viva Mong La! Shan State of Mind: Kengtung From Marketplace to Battlefield: Counting the Costs of Thailand’s Drug War Mr....
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