Border Violence Between Cambodia and Thailand Exposes Regional Instability and Human Cost

Long-standing tensions along the Cambodia-Thailand border have erupted into open conflict, leaving dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced. While both governments deny initiating hostilities, the real victims are everyday people caught in a geopolitical struggle that Washington must watch carefully—because regional instability directly threatens America’s interests in Southeast Asia. The fighting underscores a failure of leadership on both sides to resolve disputes peacefully. Meanwhile, those on the ground face shelling and displacement with little help beyond local acts of courage and compassion. When Nations Fail, Community Leaders Step Up A Buddhist temple in Surin Province, Thailand—a mere six miles...