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Postbag, opinion, commentary, analysis pieces | Bangkok Post

JOHN BRANDON SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE ASIA FOUNDATION'S INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROGRAMME IN WASHINGTON DC

John Brandon is senior director of The Asia Foundation's International Relations Programme in Washington DC, focusing on America-Asia relations with reference to Southeast Asia. From 1978 to 1981, he taught English at Srinakharinwirot University in Bangkok and Songkhla.

John Brandon