Panitan Wattanayagorn ( th, ปณิธาน วัฒนายากร) is a Thai political scientist and an associate professor in the

Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University The Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, is regarded as one of the oldest modern higher education institutions in Thailand. It is the first faculty of political science in Thailand and is considered one of the best according to ...

. He has held advisory and executive positions in

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administrations over the past two decades. He is Chairman of the Prime Minister's Security Advisory Committee and an adviser to the National Security Council and a member of Thailand's National Cyber Security Committee.

Education

Panitan received his PhD in political science with specialization in comparative defense policy from Northern Illinois University. He holds an MA degree in urban studies from the

University of Akron The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. It is classified ...

and a bachelor's degree in political science from

Ramkhamhaeng University Ramkhamhaeng University (RU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง) is Thailand's largest public university. It was named in honour of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great of Sukhothai. The university provides an effective and e ...

in Thailand.

Career

Panitan began his career as a lecturer at the Department of International Relations in the

in 1993. He was Director of the Defense Studies Program at the Institute of Security and International Studies] (ISIS) in Bangkok from 1994–1996. In 1999, he was assistant professor and became an associate professor in 2004. In 2006, he was C.V. Starr Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS),

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...

. Between 2014 and 2018, he was Director of the College of Politics and Governance at King Prajadhipok's Institute.

Political experience

At the onset of the

1997 Asian Financial Crisis The Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of East Asia and Southeast Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion. However, the recovery in 1998–1 ...

, Panitan was seconded from Chulalongkorn University to the Prime Minister's Office to work as Head of a Special Working-Group on Defense for the prime minister and Minister of Defense, Chuan Leekpai. He returned to the university in 2001. In 2005, he was appointed foreign affairs adviser to the Leader of the Opposition in the Thai Parliament by Abhisit Vejjajiva. Panitan was appointed a member of the Prime Minister's Eminent Persons Advisory Board during the premiership of General Surayud Chulanont during 2006–2007. From 2009 to 2011, he was on leave from the university and was appointed Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs while serving as acting government spokesman in the administration of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Between 2014 and 2019, he was appointed by the Thai Cabinet as adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister for Security, General

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and helped draft Thailand's national strategy in the government of Prime Minister

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References

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