ARTICLES

3 Jul 2024

Hun Sen’s Counterproductive Attempt to Tame Vietnamese Online Critics

Nguyen Thanh Giang

Cambodia’s relationship with Vietnam will remain stuck in the past if both sides cannot move past entrenched narratives of the other’s faults.

25 Jun 2024

Policies to Increase the Inclusiveness, Resilience and Sustainability of Economic Growth in Cambodia

Jayant Menon

To realise its aspirations to become an upper middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050, Cambodia has to pursue inclusive growth that is also sustainable and resilient.

Cambodia Cambodian Economy Economic Development Economic Planning

5 Jun 2024

Cambodia and Vietnam: When a Canal Should Not Divide

Nguyen Ba Son

Vietnam has, at times, sacrificed its national interests for the sake of good relationships with its neighbours. This still rings true today.

Cambodia Mekong River Vietnam

4 Jun 2024

How Cambodia’s Relationship with the US Can Stop Being “One-Sided Love”

Chhay Lim|Melinda Martinus

Instead of punishing Cambodia for its domestic record and closeness to China, the US has a chance to work with Phnom Penh’s new leaders as they seek to diversify their economy and foreign policy.

Cambodia Cambodia-China Relations International Relations US

24 May 2024

The Funan Techo Canal: Treading New Waters, Stirring Old Ripples

Hoang Thi Ha

Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal is an embodiment of the country’s renaissance and grievances of its past.

Cambodia Mekong River Vietnam

3 May 2024

Cambodia’s Outreach to the West Does Not Change China’s Centrality

Lye Liang Fook

The view that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet is recharting foreign policy — by reaching out to Western countries and relying less on China — is overblown. China remains Cambodia’s closest friend due to its inside track to the Cambodian elite and its pervasive influence in Cambodia’s economy.

Cambodia Cambodia-China Relations China International Relations Southeast Asia

23 Apr 2024

Vietnam’s Geopolitical Anxiety Over Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal

Chansambath Bong

Vietnam’s concerns about a China-backed canal project in Cambodia are making some waves. Cambodia’s new leader has a chance to calm the waters.

Cambodia International Relations Mekong River Vietnam

29 Feb 2024

Cambodia and Japan: Firm Friends Amid Great Power Rivalry

Chhay Lim

Cambodia and Japan have elevated their bilateral ties. But this is not without challenges, given different positions in the ensuing Sino-U.S. rivalry.

Cambodia China Japan

26 Dec 2023

2023 Top 10

Making Sense of Cambodia’s Reaction to AUKUS

Chansambath Bong

Cambodia’s reaction to the trilateral nuclear-technology sharing deal between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States can best be described as lukewarm. It would be an oversimplification to say that AUKUS will have no adverse effects on Southeast Asia.

2023 Top 10 AUKUS Cambodia

30 Nov 2023

Structural Transformation for Inclusive Growth in Cambodia

Jayant Menon

Cambodia’s economic aspirations must be girded by strenuous efforts to overcome its constraints, internal and external, through diversification and reform.

Cambodia Cambodian Economy