Catharin Dalpino, Sharkey Fellow in the Whitehead School at Seton Hall University, explains that "One concrete and immediate answer [to the purpose of the US-Thai alliance in the 21st century] was Bangkok's announcement that Thailand will join the Proliferation Security Initiative, expanding cooperation in a critical area."

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