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"Last year, Thailand and Cambodia fought two brief conflicts over their
800-kilometre-long land border that killed dozens of people and forced a half
million people to flee their homes.
Now, tensions are escalating again between the neighbours, this time over their
maritime border.
Earlier this month, Thailand terminated a 2001 memorandum of understanding
(MOU) with Cambodia concerning their maritime disputes.
In response, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet indicated he would initiate a
dispute resolution process under the
United Nations Convention on the Law of
the Sea (UNCLOS).
The only previous time this process, known as “compulsory conciliation”, has
been used was in the Timor Sea dispute between Australia and Timor-Leste in
2016-17.
What’s behind this new dispute and where could it be heading?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
