Articles by Chaiwat Satha-Anand
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Chaiwat Satha-Anand, September 14, 2010 Understanding the threats of Quran burning
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, May 31, 2010 The violence effect and reconciliation future
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, April 14, 2010 Courting nonviolent confrontation in a Thai house divided – What can be done? Background written before the April clashes.
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, July 2, 2009 The power of words: Understanding Obama’s speech in Cairo An originally conceived analysis of what Obama does with words…
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, December 4, 2008 The crisis in Thailand Conflict, nonviolence, prognosis and solutions
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, August 4, 2008 Ants, birds, infants and humans: Notes on Islam and non-killing politics Nonkilling politics, legitimized by Islamic teachings, could be seen as the alternative remaking of politics for Muslims in the fast changing public sphere.
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, March 4, 2008 October 6, 1976 and the case of collective amnesia?
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, October 4, 2006 The moral enigma of the September 19 popular coup in Thailand This keen observer offers an explanation why so many, both common people and noted public intellectuals, are supporting this coup. There is a moral enigma in that the coup could be accepted while the coup as a means of political change itself is rejected. And in the midst of it all: a quiet sign of hope for Thai society.
PressInfo 226, September 10, 2005 Remembering the Nonviolent September 11 While we remember September 11 and, hopefully, October 7, 2001 – there is another September 11 to be commemorated: that of 1906. On that day in South Africa, the Indian nonviolent movement was born. Gandhi later called his Indian movement: "Satyagraha" or " the Force which is born of Truth and Love or non-violence." This movement went on to free 300 million people from the power of the British Empire and gave the twentieth century a most remarkable demonstration of the power of nonviolent struggle.
Chaiwat Satha-Anand, TFF Associate, July 17, 2005 Southern Thailand: Beheading Citizens, Killing Teachers as the Trap of Violence This piece reflects on the character of the ongoing violence in Southern Thailand – commanding much less media attention in the West than it ought to – and how, from both a Muslim and Buddhist viewpoint, it is unacceptable. It’s a typical example of the trap all people who use violence against violence fall into and thereby make everything worse.
Non-violence and the State
Beyond Violence and Hatred in Southern Thailand
Reflections on what happened in Southern Thailand
Facing the Demon Within
Interview with Chaiwat Satha-Anand War on Ignorance
By What Authority? The American Empire and the Future of Peace
Fighting armed conflict with conflict transformation
9/11, 9/20 and Gandhi’s Puzzle: Fighting Postmodern Terror/Modern Warfare with Peaceful Alternatives
Understanding terror and making the right choice
International terrorism and the logic of terror