Renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia along their contested border has exposed the fragility of ceasefire diplomacy and the enduring volatility of unresolved colonial-era disputes in Southeast Asia. What began as a series of sporadic …
The eruption of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia on 24 July may appear to have been sudden, but it was neither abrupt nor unforeseen. It was the product of a calculated build-up and was shaped …
Although 2024 is being heralded as a banner year for elections, with dozens of countries, representing more than half the global population, holding polls, for some it marks the nadir of democracy. Cambodia is one …
Cambodia stood between past and future in 2022—balancing completion, new beginnings and legacy creation. As Cambodia’s first electoral term with a one-party National Assembly under the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) drew to a close, the …
In this episode, Strategist executive editor Brendan Nicholson speaks to Kao Kim Hourn, Cambodia’s minister delegate attached to the prime minister for foreign affairs and ASEAN. They discuss ASEAN’s stance on the conflict in Ukraine, …




