By Tulsathit Taptim

Bangkok Post-Aug 8

You don’t need a doctorate to think up the most effective test question for future students of diplomacy – you only need to be Thai. Mine is this: “As the foreign minister of another country, how would you handle the Shinawatra situation if Thailand requested Thaksin’s or Yingluck’s extradition?”  Whoever offers the best answer gets a pass and will be groomed to become a real ambassador or foreign minister. Don’t laugh. I don’t think America’s secretary of state or Britain’s foreign secretary knows best how to handle the predicament.

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First published in: The Nation