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Lessons from Preah Vihear: Thailand, Cambodia, and the nature of low-intensity border conflicts
Lehren aus Preah Vihear: Thailand, Kambodscha und die Natur von Grenzkonflikten niedriger Intensität
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Abstract In 1962, the International Court of Justice ruled that the Preah Vihear temple lies within Cambodian territory. The status of the 4.6 kṃ of land surrounding the temple, however, remained unclear. When UNESCO declared the Preah Vihear temple a Cambodian World Heritage Site in July 2008, the situatio... mehr
In 1962, the International Court of Justice ruled that the Preah Vihear temple lies within Cambodian territory. The status of the 4.6 kṃ of land surrounding the temple, however, remained unclear. When UNESCO declared the Preah Vihear temple a Cambodian World Heritage Site in July 2008, the situation was exacerbated. Several firefights between October 2008 and April/ May 2011 claimed at least 34 lives. The border dispute became a rollercoaster ride along the way: Talks between Thailand and Cambodia were regularly interrupted by exchanges of fire, only to be resumed a little later. This prevented a resolution of the conflict. The essay explores how Thailand's and Cambodia's conflict behavior can be explained from a first-image perspective. In doing so, uncovering the motives of both countries' prime ministers is crucial to understanding Bangkok's and Phnom Penh's actions in the border area. The paper argues that in low-intensity border conflicts, motivations are different from those underlying heads of government's behavior in high-intensity border conflicts. While this complicates an agreement on the Preah Vihear question, it also means that escalation to a manifest border war is very unlikely.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Grenzgebiet; Südostasien; UNESCO; Kambodscha; Konfliktpotential; Thailand; Entwicklungsland; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktstruktur; Konfliktverhalten
Klassifikation
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Methode
deskriptive Studie
Freie Schlagwörter
Cambodia; border conflict; Preah Vihear; Phra Viharn; Abhisit Vejjajiva; Hun Sen; realism; first image; statesman; 2000-2010
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2011
Seitenangabe
S. 27-59
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 30 (2011) 3
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung