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dc.contributor.advisorCroissant, Aurel
dc.contributor.advisorEhlert, James F.
dc.contributor.authorValentine, Albert R.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:34:07Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:34:07Z
dc.date.issued2005-09
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/2101
dc.description.abstractSince 2001, the Kingdom of Thailand has seen a resurgence of ethno-religious (Malay-Muslim) violence that has killed approximately 800 people, causing obvious disruption within the nation and instability in the region. As one of the US' staunchest allies in Southeast Asia and with the potential for this violence to intensify further, it behooves the US government to offer solutions to help mitigate or reduce the violence in southern Thailand. This thesis examines the history of southern Thailand, analyzing the political factors behind the Malay-Muslim rebellions of the past, tracing the roots of their rebellion back to the era of Patani Raya and the "Siamization" of the south. It explores the various trends and actors and other antecedent conditions (external influences) during the recent violence. Information on the various separatist groups operating in southern Thailand is provided along with an analysis of the porous Thai-Malay border and the role of PAS in southern Thailand. Lastly, this thesis examines an NPS field experimentation program entitled "Coalition Operation Area Surveillance and Targeting System" (COASTS). COASTS provides tactical, actionable information to remote and local decision-makers by integrating commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), lighter than air vehicles (LTA), and unattended air and ground sensors, and wireless meshed networks technologies. If deployed to problematic areas, systems like COASTS can assist the Royal Thai government in reducing the violence in the south.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/leveragingemergi109452101
dc.format.extentxiv, 135 p. : ill., col. maps ;en_US
dc.publisherMonterey California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.subject.lcshInsurgencyen_US
dc.subject.lcshCounterinsurgencyen_US
dc.subject.lcshTerrorismen_US
dc.subject.lcshIslamen_US
dc.subject.lcshPreventionen_US
dc.subject.lcshGeopoliticsen_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational relationsen_US
dc.subject.lcshNational securityen_US
dc.titleLeveraging emerging technologies in Southern Thailanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.).
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of National Security Affairs
dc.identifier.oclc62149640
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.A.en_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineNational Security Affairsen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.verifiednoen_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.


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