Geostrategic “De-risking” + Multiple Alignment (Strategic Balance)

6. Geostrategic “De-risking” + Multiple Alignment (Strategic Balance)

Sources: Outcomes of the 2025 Meeting of Ambassadors and Consuls-General; PRD: Adjusting Thailand’s Foreign Policy Strategies and Approaches

Thailand’s 2025 guidance argues that the international order is in a significant structural shift, driven by major-power geopolitical competition that is already affecting Thailand’s national security and economic stability. In that context, the recommended core strategy is geostrategic “de-risking” through multiple alignment: rather than locking into a single camp, Thailand should maintain strategic balance while expanding close partnerships across regions and policy areas, so Thailand can reduce vulnerability to external shocks and preserve room to maneuver. Importantly, “de-risking” here is operational, not abstract, because the meeting’s action-planning explicitly links it to building partnerships and expanding into new markets to diversify geopolitical risks, alongside a wider push to recalibrate foreign policy and strengthen “Team Thailand” implementation.