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Southern Thailand
![A Bad Idea Revisited: Thailand Pitches Prayut’s ‘Land Bridge’ to Beijing A Bad Idea Revisited: Thailand Pitches Prayut’s ‘Land Bridge’ to Beijing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-24-200444.jpg)
A Bad Idea Revisited: Thailand Pitches Prayut’s ‘Land Bridge’ to Beijing
By Mark S. Cogan
The costly infrastructure project would damage the environment and create an unhealthy economic dependence on China.
![Southern Thailand’s ‘Insurgency Express’ Southern Thailand’s ‘Insurgency Express’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-23-005757.jpg)
Southern Thailand’s ‘Insurgency Express’
By Gerard McDermott and Richard Humphries
The railway from Hat Yai to Sungai Golok offers numerous glimpses into a borderland marred by conflict and marked by contradiction.
![How Will the Historic Southern Thailand Insurgency Coronavirus Ceasefire Affect Peace and Conflict? How Will the Historic Southern Thailand Insurgency Coronavirus Ceasefire Affect Peace and Conflict?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17129412792171.jpg)
How Will the Historic Southern Thailand Insurgency Coronavirus Ceasefire Affect Peace and Conflict?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
While the development is a notable and encouraging one, how it will impact the insurgency’s future dynamics is less clear.
![What’s Next for the New Southern Thailand Insurgency Peace Talks? What’s Next for the New Southern Thailand Insurgency Peace Talks?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-15-2.jpg)
What’s Next for the New Southern Thailand Insurgency Peace Talks?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the dynamics in the most recent phase of direct peace talks between the two sides.
![Thailand: Officials Hold Meeting with Southern Insurgent Group Thailand: Officials Hold Meeting with Southern Insurgent Group](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-oat_6396.jpg)
Thailand: Officials Hold Meeting with Southern Insurgent Group
By Associated Press
The meeting is the first in years in a decades-old insurgency in Thaiand's south.
![What Does the Thailand Army Chief’s Trip to Indonesia’s Aceh Mean? What Does the Thailand Army Chief’s Trip to Indonesia’s Aceh Mean?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/3650_524392c1a6d55.jpg)
What Does the Thailand Army Chief’s Trip to Indonesia’s Aceh Mean?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the significance of a recent visit that has generated much speculation.
![Is Thailand’s Military Fighting a ‘Hybrid War’ Threat? Is Thailand’s Military Fighting a ‘Hybrid War’ Threat?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-29_07-55-04.jpg)
Is Thailand’s Military Fighting a ‘Hybrid War’ Threat?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Recent remarks by the army chief spotlighted the Thai military's take on the country’s political and security environment.
![What to Make of Recurring Fears of Jihadism in Southern Thailand? What to Make of Recurring Fears of Jihadism in Southern Thailand?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-oat_6396.jpg)
What to Make of Recurring Fears of Jihadism in Southern Thailand?
By Eugene Mark
Ending the local conflict should be a priority, lest the status quo change significantly.
![No End in Sight for Thailand's Deadly Southern Insurgency No End in Sight for Thailand's Deadly Southern Insurgency](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtr2obud.jpg)
No End in Sight for Thailand's Deadly Southern Insurgency
By Zachary Abuza
The issue remains a low priority for the junta and insurgents show no signs of surrendering anytime soon.
![Roadblocks to Peace in Southern Thailand Roadblocks to Peace in Southern Thailand](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-roadblocks-to-peace-in-southern-thailand-4684510937_96a3e099da_b.jpg)
Roadblocks to Peace in Southern Thailand
By Eugene Mark
The Thai military government seems more interested in counterinsurgency than in conflict settlement.
![Thailand, Malaysia Mull New High-Speed Rail Link Thailand, Malaysia Mull New High-Speed Rail Link](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-14_15-34-46.jpg)
Thailand, Malaysia Mull New High-Speed Rail Link
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Both sides focus on advancing prosperity amid lingering border woes.
![Thailand's New Constitution: A Threat to Religious Freedom? Thailand's New Constitution: A Threat to Religious Freedom?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-01_13-42-23.jpg)
Thailand's New Constitution: A Threat to Religious Freedom?
By Mong Palatino
A problematic provision sheds light on a thorny issue.
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