Eric's Insight: Why is U.S.-led peace on Thai-Cambodian border clash fragile?
Tranquility on the Thai-Cambodian border was shattered by the thunderous roar of heavy artillery on December 8. Shortly afterward, the Royal Thai Air Force deployed F-16 fighter jets in a rare move, launching cross-border airstrikes against military targets in Cambodia.
The new round of border conflict is not only the most severe military conflict between the two countries since 2011, but also a harsh mockery of the U.S.-led diplomatic specta…