Aung San Suu Kyi will land in Bangkok for the first time since her triumphant 2015 election victory on June 23. Her Thai military hosts know something about elections: They tend not to respect their outcomes.
As Myanmar's democratic icon knows well, if you want to do high-level diplomatic business in Southeast Asia then you need a strong stomach for authoritarianism.
Since its formation in 1967, the weight of influence in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has rested with the region's dictatorships. Some are more huggable than others. (Courtesy of asia.nikkei.com)
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