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Emilio de Miguel Calabia May 24, 2024 (Prepared to recover lost territories) When World War II broke out, Thailand declared itself neutral. Like many other countries, including Spain, Thailand preferred to stay completely out of it. It was a purely European matter and it was better not to get involved while the ball was in…

Emilio de Miguel Calabia May 19, 2024 (Thai soldiers parading before the Arc de Triomphe in Paris) During the first decade of the 20th century, the French and British divided up the world. After the Fachoda incident of 1898, they did not want any colonial dispute to trigger a war between the two. In 1907…