Advance Publication Accepted: February 27, 2025 Published online: February 3, 2026 Parting Ways: Two Civil Wars amid the First Indochina War in Laos (1945–1954) Ryan Wolfson-Ford* *Asian Division, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave, SE, Washington, District of Columbia 20540, United States e-mails: ryanwolfsonford[at]gmail.com; rwolfsonford[at]loc.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6461-6221 DOI: 10.20495/seas.26001 This paper examines civil wars during the First Indochina War in Laos (1945–54). The first civil war emerged between those fighting for Lao independence, the Issara, and those continuing to defend French colonial rule after World War II, the loyalists. The second civil war broke out as the first one ended in late 1949. It was fought between the Royal Lao Government … Continue reading Ryan Wolfson-Ford “Parting Ways: Two Civil Wars amid the First Indochina War in Laos (1945–1954)”