Between safe havens in cross-border insurgency: Malaysia, Thailand and the Second Emergency (1952-89)/ Weichong Ong
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Small Wars & Insurgencies: Vol. 31, No.6, September 2020, pp.1349-1372 (97)Summary: This article shows how the CPM insurgency transitioned from a local one in Peninsular Malaysia to a protracted cross border conflict with a safe haven in Southern Thailand and how this significant development allowed the CPM to set the conditions of a persistent slow burn conflict in Southern Thailand that was difficult to defeat by security operations alone. This article also addresses how Malaysia, the counterinsurgent state dealt with the unique set of challenges associated with a cross-border insurgency that was subject to the ebb and flow 'good neighbourly' relations with Thailand.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | MALAYSIA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 65437-1001 |
This article shows how the CPM insurgency transitioned from a local one in Peninsular Malaysia to a protracted cross border conflict with a safe haven in Southern Thailand and how this significant development allowed the CPM to set the conditions of a persistent slow burn conflict in Southern Thailand that was difficult to defeat by security operations alone. This article also addresses how Malaysia, the counterinsurgent state dealt with the unique set of challenges associated with a cross-border insurgency that was subject to the ebb and flow 'good neighbourly' relations with Thailand.
MALAYSIA, THAILAND, INSURGENCY
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