A Flare-Up of Fighting on the Thailand-Cambodia Border

A long-standing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has turned violent once again, the second flare-up since February in which rounds have been fired and soldiers killed. The two latest incidents, which occurred in different areas of the border, have resulted in at least 16 deaths and are the worst border clashes between the two countries in almost two decades. Intense mediation efforts by Indonesia, as current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, have made some progress in recent months, but little has been done to address the fundamental disagreement.