The Dilemma of Refugees: Lessons from the Thai Experience.

Abstract

The specter of refugees is inextricably linked to a state's national security interests. Mass movements of refugees across international borders cannot possibly be absorbed without incurring political. social and economic costs to the receiving state. To contribute to regional stability and international peace. the United States must be Vigilaint to the dangers and tensions inherent in the international problem of refugees. Nowhere have the complications of hosting refugees been demonstrated more clearly than in the case of Thailand in the past two decades. As the United States faces ethical, political, and social dilemmas posed by the threat of refugees to its national security, and examination of Thai refugee policy may be helpful in formulating an America

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA296705

Entities

People

  • Ann Y. Rhie

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Minority Groups
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Southeast Asia
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.