Why Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace deal unravelled

特朗普与泰国-柬埔寨和平协议为何破裂

The Global Story

2025-12-15

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Fighting broke out last week on the Thai-Cambodian border, despite a US-brokered ceasefire in July. The conflict was one of the eight wars that President Trump claimed to have ended, so why did this peace deal unravel? We speak to Jonathan Head, the BBC’s southeast Asia correspondent, from Surin on the Thai side of the border. Producers: Xandra Ellin and Sam Chantarasak Executive producer: Bridget Harney Senior news editor: China Collins Mix: Travis Evans Photo:
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  • We've solved eight wars.

  • Think of it, eight wars have been solved.

  • President Trump is once again flexing his negotiating skills.

  • Although Thailand and Cambodia,

  • I think I'm going to have to make a couple of phone calls on Thailand,

  • but we'll get that one back on track.

  • On Friday,

  • he made phone calls to try to stop the fighting at the border between Thailand and Cambodia.

  • He said both sides had agreed to seize all shooting effective Friday evening.

  • But over the weekend, the fighting continued, with reports of more bombings and more rocket attacks.

  • Cambodia announced it was closing all border crossings with its neighbor.

  • In this long-running conflict in Southeast Asia,

  • at least half a million people have been evacuated on both sides.

  • In his second term, President Trump often claims to be a dealmaker and a peacemaker.

  • And in this last week, he's again taking credit for solving eight wars.

  • But what happens if the deal he strikes can't actually solve the war?

  • From the BBC, I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, DC.

  • And today on The Global Story, why did this Thai-Cambodian peace deal unravel?

  • I'm Jonathan Haid.

  • I'm the BBC's Southeast Asia correspondent.