It’s Complicated? Cambodia-Vietnam Relations Examined
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Fulcrum editor Julia Lau discusses the complex issue of Cambodia-Vietnam relations in light of their new leadership. One issue examined is Cambodia's recent withdrawal from the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area and what it means for the region.
Fulcrum editor Julia Lau discusses the complex issue of Cambodia-Vietnam relations in light of their new leadership. One issue examined is Cambodia’s recent withdrawal from the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area and what it means for the region.
Dialogues at Fulcrum is a podcast published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. For quick reference, the themes below were discussed:
2:07 – Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLVDTA)
9:26 – “Losers all around?” Vietnam’s view on Cambodia’s withdrawal from CLVDTA
13:30 – The role of individual leaders in geopolitics: new leaders in Vietnam and Cambodia testing their powers?
25:00 – Short-term prognosis for bilateral relations
37:12 – How to build trust and longer-term bilateral outlook
41:04 – Dealing with US and China: Hedging, Balancing, or …?
44:20 – The South China Sea dispute
45:54 – Cambodia’s reaction to the first Trump win in the US presidential election (PE) 2016 versus PE2024
49:53 – Cambodia’s agency
55:00 – How small nation-states can stabilise ties and enhance multilateral cooperation
Nguyen Khac Giang is Visiting Fellow at the Vietnam Studies Programme of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He was previously Research Fellow at the Vietnam Center for Economic and Strategic Studies.
Sophal Ear is a tenured Associate Professor and former Senior Associate Dean in the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. He is also the President of the International Public Management Network (IPMN) and Interim Chair of the Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Program.
