In the preceding 2010 phase, Robert Griffiths, the Counselor for the Economic dealings at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, braced himself for the likelihood of strict diplomatic fallout with Thailand's administration.
Griffiths was in charge of supplying the investigation on human trafficking in Thailand for the U.S. State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report, but with a steady rise in victims of trafficking, Thailand was at risk of being put on the State Department's "watchlist" of countries making inadequate progress. For the Thai government, which took pride in its counter-trafficking efforts, being set on U.S. watchlist would form humiliation by a longtime friend. Furthermore Griffiths, a top representative of the U.S. Foreign Service in Thailand region, arousing the host government's ire could imperil not only future collaboration against human trafficking, but also significant engagements on trade, intellectual property and security. The case follows the difficult realities of fighting human trafficking even when close allies, like the U.S. and Thailand, share comparable aspirations. With an in-depth profile of the U.S. legislation against international human trafficking, the case offers an insider's view of the charged diplomatic battle between the two countries in 2010. Case number 1991.0.
United States and Thailand Diplomatic Wrangles in the War on Human Trafficking Case Study Solution
PUBLICATION DATE: May 16, 2013 PRODUCT #: HKS755-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about GLOBAL BUSINESS
Related Case Solutions & Analyses:
The Inside and Outside View of Innovation
What do We Make of Japan? Myths and Realities
First American Bank : Credit Default Swap
Li & Fung: Growth for a Supply-Chain Specialist
Chiquita in Colombia
Acquisition and Consolidation: The Evolution of Tsingtao Brewery
Bohemian Crowns: Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka (C)
Colgate Max Fresh: Global Brand Roll-Out, Chinese Version
Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP)
Harvard Kennedy School Case Program
