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China and its Southeast Asian neighbours need more strategic capital
Author: Vannarith Chheang, CICP This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China–ASEAN strategic partnership. Early this year, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the ASEAN Secretariat and four...
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Toward elections in Cambodia: Current debates and prospects
Author: Vannarith Chheang, CICP It has been 20 years since Cambodia held its first general elections back in 1993 with the support of the international community. While democracy has been one of the...
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Hun Sen stands firm on election results
Author: Vannarith Chheang, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace After 25 years of experimenting with general elections, the Cambodian people have come to embrace a more democratic value set,...
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Cambodia breaks political deadlock, at last
Author: Vannarith Chheang, CICP After a year of political deadlock the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have agreed to settle their...
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Thailand’s Cambodian charm offensive
Author: Chheang Vannarith, University of Leeds The recent state visit by Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to Cambodia represented part of the Thai military government’s uphill diplomatic battle to...
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After thirty years of Hun Sen, where is Cambodia now?
Author: Vannarith Chheang, University of Leeds 2015 marks 30 years in power for Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Hun Sen became prime minister in January 1985 at only 33 years old. He has consolidated...
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How Cambodian nationalism is driving border disputes with Vietnam
Author: Vannarith Chheang, Cambodian Institute for Strategic Studies (CISS) To strengthen national unity and identity, Cambodian leaders have for generations tried to construct, or reconstruct,...
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Political woes darken a bright year for Cambodia
Author: Vannarith Chheang, CICP 2015 was a year of mixed fortunes for Cambodia. Cambodia maintained a relatively high economic growth rate of about 7 per cent in 2015, largely due to the expansion of...
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Cambodia–Vietnam ties turn 50
Author: Vannarith Chheang, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute This year marks 50 years of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Vietnam. Both countries have organised a series of events to commemorate...
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Sanctions won’t stop Cambodia’s democratic collapse
Author: Vannarith Chheang, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute 2017 has been an extraordinary year for Cambodia. Former opposition leader Kem Sokha was arrested in September over a treason charge and his...
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What lies ahead for Cambodia after its next election?
Author: Vannarith Chheang, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Cambodia’s upcoming general election on 29 July looks set to be its most controversial since its first national election in 1993. In late 2017,...
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Can Cambodian foreign policy find its feet?
Author: Chheang Vannarith, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace Amid shifting global power dynamics and intense pressure from the West, Cambodia’s foreign policy strategy in the coming years...
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Cambodia prioritises economic diplomacy
Author: Vannarith Chheang, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Since the turn of the century, ‘economic pragmatism’ — the alignment of foreign policy with economic development interests — has shaped Cambodia’s...
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Cambodia hedges
Author: Vannarith Chheang, NTU Cambodia’s foreign policy is largely shaped by the worldview of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has more than four decades of practical experience in diplomacy and foreign...
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