From August 27-28, the National Defense Studies Institute of Thailand hosted the Thailand Security Dialogue 2024, providing a platform for an exchange among scholars and practitioners from Thailand, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, and the USA on the impact of geopolitical changes on the outlook for peace.

Following the opening remarks by the Minister of Defense of Thailand Sutin Klungsang and a keynote Surakiart Sathirathai, former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Thailand, the conference’s first session, moderated by General Jerdwut Kraprayoon, featured inter alia Henning Glaser, Director of CPG, with a presentation on “Grand Strategy and National Security in Times of Geopolitical Shifts”.

The lineup of speakers included H.E. Nagesh Singh, Ambassador of India to Thailand; H.E. Rachmat Budiman, Ambassador of Indonesia to Thailand; and Dr. Panithan Wattanayakorn, former Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister for Security, and many others.

The event was attended by military officers from Thailand and abroad, including General Boonsrang Niumpradit, former Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, as the guest of honor. Air Chief Marshal Poomjai Leksuntarakorn delivered summary remarks, while General Songwit Noonpackdee, Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, gave the closing remarks.