that a true functioning monarchy is a rare occurrence in both East and West. Among the few remaining are Brunei, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). Notable constitutional monarchies include Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Thailand....
when Thailand’s monarchy ceased to be absolute and a constitution was adopted, it too included language prohibiting lese-majesty. The 2007 Constitution of Thailand, and all seventeen versions since 1932, contain the clause, “The King shall be enthroned in a position of revered worship...
Thailand, WWII This is far from a straightforward task given the complexity of the concept of fascism, one not helped by the fact that “fascist” is a catch-all word in everyday speech for spontaneously describing in a pejorative fashion any individual or organisation which vexes us even for...
“Collins Scrabble Words” (CSW, previously known as SOWPODS). Oh wait, that isn’t the case at all – the US, Canada and Thailand use the “Tournament Word List (TWL, derived from Merriam-Webster). Be that as it may, I am going to talk about CSW/SOWPODS here, because I am in ...
Plus Kenya, based on its per capita income, ethnic politics, and minimal experience with genuine democratic government, is still not beyond the coup trap to be able to safely play politics with the military. If you doubt me, go find out the last time Brazil, Thailand and Turkey had general...
The best source I could find was on the Wiki,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_sovereign_states_by_year. An imperfect source, and one which says “under construction”. But it was also impartial, and did at least have lists one could count. Using the lists for each year...