The Malay-Muslim Insurgency in Southern Thailand
Title | The Malay-Muslim Insurgency in Southern Thailand PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Chalk |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | 39 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0833044680 |
Current unrest in the Malay-Muslim provinces of southern Thailand has captured growing national, regional, and international attention due to the heightened tempo and scale of rebel attacks, the increasingly jihadist undertone that has come to characterize insurgent actions, and the central government's often brutal handling of the situation on the ground. This paper assesses the current situation and its probable direction.
Southern Thailand
Title | Southern Thailand PDF eBook |
Author | N. John Funston |
Publisher | Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Total Pages | 96 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9812308873 |
This monograph examines the tragic conflict in Thailand's southern Muslim-majority provinces near the border with Malaysia. Although the conflict has attracted wide national and international interest, no agreement exists on the cause of the resumption of violence in an area that had remained free of major conflict for two decades. This monograph critically examines explanations for the conflict and traces its evolution from the early 1990s to the beginning of the Samak government in 2008. The study points to a wide variety of factors that were important in the resumption of the conflict, with policies of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra being critical in determining the timing and intensity of the violence. These conditions include: (1) the resumption of an age-old conflict between Malay Muslims from Pattani, Yala, and Narithiwat Provinces against a discriminatory central government; (2) entrenched problems of criminality in an area far from the capital and with a porous border with Malaysia; (3) the disbanding of important conflict resolution institutions by former Prime Minister Thaksin, who then gave priority to hard line (sometimes extrajudicial) security policies; (4) growing Islamic religiosity, influenced by regional reform movements and international developments, including the example of extremist movements such as Jemaah Islamiyah; and (5) the growth of southern insurgent movements--which have never issued public demands and whose real leaders remain unknown. In this complex setting, no resolution to the violence appears likely in the near future, as Thaksin's main policies have been retained since the September 2006 coup that ousted his government.
The Malay-Muslim Insurgency in Southern Thailand--Understanding the Conflict's Evolving Dynamic
Title | The Malay-Muslim Insurgency in Southern Thailand--Understanding the Conflict's Evolving Dynamic PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Chalk |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | 39 |
Release | 2008-06-10 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0833045342 |
Current unrest in the Malay-Muslim provinces of southern Thailand has captured growing national, regional, and international attention due to the heightened tempo and scale of rebel attacks, the increasingly jihadist undertone that has come to characterize insurgent actions, and the central government's often brutal handling of the situation on the ground. This paper assesses the current situation and its probable direction.
Confronting Ghosts
Title | Confronting Ghosts PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Chinyong Liow |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 116 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Insurgency |
ISBN | 9781920681609 |
In this Lowy Institute Paper, Joseph Chinyong Liow and Don Pathan examine the ongoing violence in the majority Muslim Malay provinces of Thailand's south. Through unprecedented fieldwork, the authors provide the deepest and most up-to-date analysis of the insurgency and problems the Thai Government faces in dealing with it.
Security Strategies in the Asia-Pacific
Title | Security Strategies in the Asia-Pacific PDF eBook |
Author | A. Tan |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 2011-08-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0230339158 |
This book argues that, given the existence of a discrete Malay archipelago security complex, it is a fallacy for the United States to approach this region primarily through the prism of global counter-terrorism
Corporate Security Surveillance
Title | Corporate Security Surveillance PDF eBook |
Author | Richard J. Chasdi |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 465 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3031395506 |
Muslim Resistance in Southern Thailand and Southern Philippines: Religion, Ideology, and Politics
Title | Muslim Resistance in Southern Thailand and Southern Philippines: Religion, Ideology, and Politics PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Chinyong Liow |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022 |
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