| บทคัดย่อ(English) |
This thesis dealed with the land border settlement between Thailandand Laos. The emphasis of this study is on the factors influencing Thailandand Laos to reach the border agreement in 1996. The study found that the border delineation between Thailand and Laoshas been influenced key international environment in the colonial era. Thetreaties between Thailand and France had left the former in adisadvantageous position : the treaties were not in accordance with theinternational law and the demarcating of border cited in the treaties werenot entirely achieved. After Communism regime had gained power in 1975,Laos was dominated by the USSR and Vietnam. While Laos depended on theUSSR's economic assistance, in politics and in the military, Laos wasdominated by Vietnam. As for Thailand, being conscious of the externalthreat, especially from Vietnam, she had to implement a policy depending onthe US in security affairs. During the Cold War, Thailand and Laos couldnot find any solution on border disputes. However, in the post Cold Warera, international environment was conducive to the promotion of goodrelations between the two countries. As a result, Thailand and Laos couldsuccessfully negotiate and establish joint committees in both governmentaland local levels. Ultimately, the agreement'to survey and demarcate theircommon land border was concluded. |
