Pasuth Thothaveesansuk is a 20th century international historian. He is a PhD candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

My research focuses on the origins of the postwar international order. Specifically, I examine the contributions of East Asian statesmen in the creation of the postwar world as well as their intellectual conceptions of world order. I am currently looking at the role that Chinese diplomats played in the founding of the United Nations, how their contributions reflected their experiences in the League of Nations, and how they inspired other non-western challenges to the international order.

Portrait of Pasuth Thothaveesansuk.

In addition to my main doctoral work, I have done research and continue to hold an interest on the history of the global Cold War in Europe and Asia. I wrote my master’s thesis on the diplomatic relations between West Germany and China during détente. I have also written on contemporary Thai political history. Prior to graduate school, I studied history and German Studies in college with coursework in statistics as well. I am originally from Bangkok, Thailand.