The Malay-Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand understanding the conflict's evolving dynamic

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 governme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chalk, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND National Defense Research Institute 2008, 2008
Series:Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • The insurgency
  • 1960-1998
  • Barisan Revolusi Nasional
  • Patani United Liberation Organization
  • New PULO
  • Bersatu
  • 1998-2004
  • 2004-2006
  • A new front in the global jihad?
  • Government response : the Thaksin administration
  • Assessment
  • Conclusion : future prospects
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-27)