Communist insurgency in Thailand: Factors contributing to its decline

In: Asian affairs: an American review, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 17-26

Abstract

The author demonstrates that the loss of external support, the more effective government response, and the lack of cohesion within the CPT (Communist Party of Thailand) and the insurgency movement were determining factors in the decline of the communist insurgency in Thailand. External support for the CPT insurgents given by the Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian and Kampuchean communists. The author believes that the loss of the external support was the most critical determinant for the decline of the insurgency. (DÜI-Sen)