The Last in a List of False Starts? : The MARA Initiative for South Thailand (2015-2019)
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Detail(s)
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal / Publication | Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia |
| Issue number | 28 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2020 |
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| Permanent Link | https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/publications/publication(c23e4b83-ebf3-4a82-8444-58341fd9a0d4).html |
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Abstract
After the failure of the 2013 KL Talks, Thailand's newly installed military government initiated a new round of peace talks with insurgent representatives collectively known as MARA. The MARA initiative lasted for four years. In this article, I put forward the argument that, although different in some respects, peace talks between insurgent representatives and the Thai state between 2015 and 2019 suffered from the same shortcomings as previous attempts at peace talks for the southern provinces (2006 - 2014). I will also argue that the MARA initiative has been the last in a list of false starts at building a credible peace process for the south since the conflict began in 2004 and that developments in January 2020 should be interpreted as a turning point for the conflict.
Research Area(s)
- South Thailand, conflict analysis
Bibliographic Note
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Citation Format(s)
The Last in a List of False Starts? The MARA Initiative for South Thailand (2015-2019). / McDermott, Gerard.
In: Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, No. 28, 09.2020.
In: Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, No. 28, 09.2020.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 22 - Publication in policy or professional journal › peer-review
