The situation will throw Thailand into jeopardy, with negative implications for the region. For many years, Thailand’s economic success allowed the country to play a major role in Southeast Asia. The country is a hub for key businesses that are inexorably integrated with global supply chains. But political instability, at least since the 2006 coup, has intensified wariness among foreign investors. Some Japanese conglomerates have relocated some of their investments in Thailand to other locations in the region, such as Indonesia and Vietnam. The current coup-makers have desperately striven to restore the confidence of foreign investors in the Thai economy. They have also sought their endorsement of the military regime. Economic stability serves as a key factor behind the Thai junta’s survival.