This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 149. The border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in July 2025 originate in the region's colonial era over a hundred years ago. At ...

The controversial pact between Phibun Songkhram's irredentist government and imperial Japan is far from a mere historical footnote.

A personal feud between two of Southeast Asia’s political titans is inflaming the worst violence on the border in more than a decade. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Surin Province, near the disputed ...

Much of the disputed border area between Cambodia and Thailand is dotted with Hindu temples built on steep cliffs nearly 1,000 years ago. On the morning of July 24th the sound of gunfire echoed ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. In recent weeks, the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia had ramped up ...