Southern Thailand’s Religious War

Conference Call — November 13, 2012 — min

Southern Thailand’s Religious War

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Joshua Kurlantzick, CFR's fellow for Southeast Asia, leads a conversation on the conflict between Thailand's growing Muslim insurgency and majority Buddhist security forces, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

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Joshua Kurlantzick

Fellow for Southeast Asia, Council on Foreign Relations

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Irina A. Faskianos

Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations

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