International Relations in India & Beyond
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will celebrate the 37th anniversary of his accession to power on January 14. The world record for longevity in office as president or head of government is contested with just a handful of...
The fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 after he sought to hand power to his son must haunt Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen. The prospect was unpalatable to Egypt’s military establishment, which allowed the...
Cambodia’s migrant labour force in Thailand is only a problem for Prime Minister Hun Sen if they come back with COVID-19. Thailand this week deported more than 200 Cambodian migrants in a bid to...
Vietnam’s ongoing crackdown on corruption can inspire those who want to put a graft-ridden and economically tumbling Cambodia back on its feet. Powerful Vietnamese politicians found guilty of corruption have suffered the consequences. In...
At the top of the foreign policy agenda for US president-elect, Joe Biden will be dealing with Chinese military expansionism, which threatens stability in south-east Asia and beyond. The cross-party consensus in the US...
Cambodia’s most famous architect, the late Vann Molyvann, said that “cities should be built not by landfill but by incorporating water into their design.” His advice was ignored, and Cambodians displaced by floodwaters are now...
There are many costs to Cambodia from the blind reliance on China pursued by our Prime Minister, Hun Sen. There is firstly the political and military risk created by a strategic alliance with an...
As an observer from a developing country, and a former finance minister of Cambodia, I note with surprise two flaws in the strategies being planned or implemented by Western countries to counter the COVID-19...
The lessons of India’s major microfinance crisis of 2010, when more than 200 borrowers committed suicide, have still not been learned. Many of the same mistakes are still being made in Cambodia today. India’s...
Regardless of their political systems, all countries of the world must ensure the renewal of their leadership teams to be able to progress. This is the only way to bring in new blood and...
