Table of Contents

Introduction Historical Roots of the Conflict Populism, Politics, and the War on Terror Violence Erupts Who Is Behind the Attacks? Is Transnational Terrorism Involved? The One Baht COIN The Insurgency's Impact and International Implications Conclusion

About the Author

Dr. Zachary Abuza is a Professor at the National War College, in Washington, DC, where he focuses on Southeast Asian politics and security issues, including governance, insurgencies, democratization and human rights, and maritime security.

Reviews

"The book brings to the fore several issues that have been ignored in the discussion on the southern Thai violence thus far, focusing on the possible links between some of the southern Thai Muslim militants and other militant Muslim groups in Southeast Asia and the Muslim and Arab world. It alerts us to the dangers of groups like the Jema'ah Islamiyah becoming strongly involved with the southern Thai militants in the event of greater repression by the Thai state. It provides useful material to Thai security and state forces planning solutions to the current violence in the south."-- Saroja Dorairajoo, National University of Singapore"

Abuza has long been one of America s leading experts on terrorism and insurgency in Southeast Asia. "Conspiracy of Silence" is easily the most informative book on the nature of the conflict in southern Thailand and the weakness of the Thai government s response so far. -- Daniel Byman, Georgetown University"