The 2025 Thai-Cambodian Conflict from Thailand's Perspective.

The article focuses on the 2025 border hostilities between Thailand and Cambodia from Thailand’s perspective, analyzing the conflict’s evolution, peace efforts, and underlying political dynamics. It highlights that the conflict was driven largely by Thai security officials and right-wing politicians leveraging anti-Cambodian nationalism rooted in a long history of mistrust and territorial disputes, including contentious issues over Preah Vihear temple and Koh Kut island. Domestic political realignments and external pressure from the United States and China played key roles in moving Thailand toward fragile peace accords brokered under ASEAN auspices, though these agreements lacked strong military coordination and failed to resolve core territorial disputes. The article concludes that nationalism and political manipulation have undermined legal and diplomatic pathways for conflict resolution in Southeast Asia, suggesting that sustainable peace depends on genuine dialogue and trust-building primarily driven by Thai society rather than external actors. [Extracted from the article]