The Thai military junta uses arbitrary repression to curb dissent.
![The Thai military recently launched a campaign 'Return Happiness to the People' [AFP/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014610111753926580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Tyrell Haberkorn is a fellow in the Department of Political and Social Change at the Australian National University.
The Thai military junta uses arbitrary repression to curb dissent.
![The Thai military recently launched a campaign 'Return Happiness to the People' [AFP/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014610111753926580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)