Should national borders be abolished? Conflict has flared in Southeast Asia over where one country ends and the other begins. Some think that borders are arbitrary, unfair, and potentially dangerous.
Colonial maps spark 21st Century crisis
Tug of war: Thailand argues the 11th Century Preah Vihear Hindu Temple should sit in its territory. Glossary
Cambodia - A country in South East Asia bordered by Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.
Thailand - A country in South East Asia whose neighbours include Malaysia and Cambodia.
Civilians - People who are not in the army or the police.
Embassies - The workplaces of groups of government officials who represent their country in another country.
Colonial - When a region or country is controlled politically by another.
Colony - An area or country under the control of another nation.
Predecessor - The person who had a job before the current holder.
International Court of Justice - the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, established in 1945, and located in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.
Animosity - Hatred.
EU - European Union. An economic and political union of 27 countries.