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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
A superior military power invades a weaker neighbour, violating the United Nations Charter. Thailand takes a stand against this act of naked aggression and rallies the international community, finally pressuring the occupying force to withdraw. Could such a thing really happen? It could and did. When Vietnam invaded Cambodia in late 1978, Thailand led diplomatic efforts to dislodge the occupiers, working through Asean and the United Nations to uphold international law. Today, the former adversaries have become partners. Yet Thailand’s diplomacy has become a shadow of its former self. Case in p…