Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, and Mr. Him Rotha, Deputy Director of CCRS, co-author an oped entitled “Building up the Lancang-Mekong Community”, published today in China Daily. The article is accessible in this link: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/20/WS6a0da25ea310d6866eb49c47.html
Him Rotha, Deputy Director, CCRS shared his views on Cambodia’s engagement with ASEAN. He stressed the importance of the regional organization to Cambodia’s diplomatic space amidst the intensification of great powers’ competition and the evolution of geopolitical circumstances. Further than that, he highlighted the Kingdom’s roles in ASEAN along with some challenges over the past …
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, recently gave an interview to a Thai digital media, The 101 World, regarding MOU2001: On this issue, The 101 World also had the opportunity to interview Pou Sothirak, Senior Advisor to the Cambodia Center for Regional Studies, during his participation in the Track 1.5 ASEAN Community Building …
Him Rotha, Deputy Director, CCRS shared his views with RFI Khmer on pathways to have constructive reconciliation between Cambodia and Thailand with three main points: (1) restore the diplomatic relations through sending the ambassador to each other; (2) de-politicize sectoral and functional cooperation; and (3) normalize economic connectivity and people-to-people exchanges. Some sensitive differences can …
Him Rotha, Deputy Director of CCRS, shared his thoughts with Kiripost regarding the resumption of Angkor Sentinel and overall warmth of Cambodia-US relations: Him Rotha, Deputy Director of the Cambodian Centre for Regional Studies, noted that while there are many issues that both sides can gradually converge, the military drill is a meaningful gesture of …
Him Rotha, Deputy Director, CCRS shared his thoughts on “Southeast Asia in 2025” on Apsara in Focus, a podcast by Cambodian local media, AMS. He presented a series of dynamics concerning to the region and the implications to Cambodia, from the situation in Myanmar and the South China Sea to the Cambodia-Thailand conflict as well …
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS recently gave an interview to Cambodianess regarding the ongoing situations related to Cambodia-Thailand MOU2000: Ambassador Pou Sothirak, distinguished senior advisor at the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS), said the move aligns with what he described as a long or medium-term objective of the Thai military: to …
Him Raksmey, Executive Director of CCRS, recently shared his thoughts with Cambodianess regarding the ongoing war in the Middle East and its implications on Southeast Asia including Cambodia: Him Raksmey, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies, said a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could have far-reaching consequences for global peace and …
Him Raksmey, Executive Director, CCRS shared his thoughts on the 2026 Thai General Election and the Cambodia-Thailand situation today on Kiripost. “Him Raksmey, Executive Director of the Cambodian Centre for Regional Studies (CCRS), told Kiripost that the Thai election result will have an impact on Cambodia, saying that the outcomes of the election reflect the …
