Seksan Anantasirikiat

Seksan Anantasirikiat is currently researcher at the International Studies Center (ISC) and Advertising Director, Korean Association of Thai Studies (KATS). He is also appointed as Member of Foreign Affairs Committee, Thai Journalists Association and Social Media Coordinator, Journal of Public Diplomacy. Seksan received Bachelor of Arts (Political Science, Honors) from Chulalongkorn University and Master of International Studies (International Cooperation, Honors) from Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, with support from the Korea Foundation (KF)-ASEAN Fellowship program. Before joining the ISC, he worked as academic officer at the ASEAN Studies Center, Chulalongkorn University, and researcher at the Non-Government Think Tank for National Strategies (Klang Panya). His research interests cover Korean and ASEAN studies, non-traditional security, and national strategy for middle and small powers.

Follow Seksan's analysis on Thailand's foreign policy and Southeast Asia's shifting geopolitical landscape. His commentary is essential reading for anyone interested in Thailand and the region.

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Research & Commentary

Seksan writes across academic journals and international policy platforms, covering Thailand relations, public diplomacy, non-traditional security, and the strategic challenges facing middle and small powers in the region. Below is a selection of his work.

• ASEAN in the Eyes of Japan

  Study Paper, International Studies Center • 25 December 2025

  • https://isc.mfa.go.th/en/content/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%99?page=5f1aa339bdf23b6ab75024fa&menu=5f204912a58d6575e9277dd7

    
    

• Japan's Official Security Assistance: Progress and Prospects

  International Studies Center • 13 May 2025

  • https://isc.mfa.go.th/en/content/japan-s-osa-progress-and-prospects

• Enhancing Thailand-Australia Economic and Development Cooperation

  International Studies Center • 17 January 2025

  • https://isc.mfa.go.th/en/content/enhancing-thailand-australia-economic-development

• What's Inside the Centrality of ASEAN?

  International Studies Center • 19 August 2024

  • https://isc.mfa.go.th/en/content/what-s-inside-the-centrality-of-asean

• Maritime Security: Emerging Challenges and Their Implications for ASEAN

  International Studies Center • 8 October 2024

  • https://isc.mfa.go.th/en/content/maritime-security-emerging-challenges-asean

• ASEAN's Balancing Act: Views from the FPCI-ERIA Perception Survey 2023

  International Studies Center • 11 March 2024

  • https://isc.mfa.go.th/en/content/asean-s-balancing-act-views-from-the-fpci-eria

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• South Korea’s place in the Indo-Pacific and ASEAN

  The Nation • 15 February 2024

  • https://www.nationthailand.com/the-opinion/40035597

• Climate Change: A New Security Paradigm for ASEAN

  International Studies Center • 29 November 2023

  • https://isc.mfa.go.th/en/content/climate-change-a-new-security-paradigm-for-asean

• Strengthening the Technology-Culture Nexus between ASEAN and South Korea

  Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California • 16 March 2022

  • https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/strengthening-technology-culture-nexus-between-asean-and-south-korea

• What North Korea gains from participating in the ASEAN Regional Forum

  NK News • 27 August 2021

  • https://www.nknews.org/2021/08/what-north-korea-gains-from-participating-in-the-asean-regional-forum/?t=1637819131145

• Public Diplomacy Matters for the Future of ASEAN

  Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California • 11 May 2021

  • https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/public-diplomacy-matters-future-asean?

• Exporting Thainess: What Thailand Packs for Travel

  Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California • 16 July 2020

  • https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/exporting-thainess-what-thailand-packs-travel

• The Tham Luang Cave Rescue and Thailand's PD

  Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California • 25 July 2019

  • https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/tham-luang-cave-rescue-and-thailands-pd

Watch & Listen

Follow Seksan in conversation as he unpacks Thailand's foreign policy and the strategic choices facing smaller states navigating great power competition in the Indo-Pacific.

• Seksan Anantasirikiat, on Thai Foreign Policy

  Akbota Zholdasbekova. AREA STUDIES AND MORE... • 13 November 2024

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgSEb9gLC-Y