# Multipolar security architecture taking shape — Thai expert

https://mins.news/en/item/24133

- TASS, 2026-08-17 12:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2174177

> Thai international relations expert Krissada Promvek says a multipolar security architecture is already emerging, with US influence declining relative to the past while China, Russia and BRICS expand their roles. Thailand must balance ties with Washington and Beijing and prevent its border dispute with Cambodia from becoming a broader US-China strategic confrontation.
