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 interviews to both Cambodian and Thai press regarding the MOU 2001 cancellation and surrounded matters related to the Overlapped Claims Area (OCA) between Cambodia and Thailand: Article of The 101 World on MOU 2001 cancellation on 7 May 2026 in Thai is accessible in this …
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 …
From 6-8 May 2026, at the invitation of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, attend the ASEAN for the Peoples Week in Cebu, the Philippines. As part of this event, Amb. Pou was invited to speak at the Track 1.5 ASEAN Community Building Forum. He shared …
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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 …
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, and Mr. Him Raksmey, Executive Director of CCRS, co-author an oped on “China’s peacemaker role in Cambodia-Thailand border crisis”, published today in Khmer Times. The article is accessible in this link: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501893154/chinas-peacemaker-role-in-cambodia-thailand-border-crisis/
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS and Dr. William J. Jones, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Mahidol University International College, co-author an article entitled “Cebu Summit Thaw? Thailand and Cambodia Meet with 2001 MOU in the Balance”, published today in the Geopolitical Monitor. The article is accessible in this link: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/a-cebu-summit-thaw-thailand-and-cambodia-meet-with-2001-mou-in-the-balance/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR19s9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjRm1pVHpMNENNang2dDNqc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuqyF8nB5MDccXpKcurw3jhbL2aFYbZjZEl1z3N20XLsUI2UkYDm26wz38kb_aem_kQdOrI4ljMXziN89Aj2P-g
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, pens an oped entitled “China–Cambodia 2+2 Dialogue Is a Strategic Turning Point”, published today in Cambodianess. The article is accessible in this link: https://cambodianess.com/article/china-cambodia-22-dialogue-is-a-strategic-turning-point?fbclid=IwY2xjawR19elleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjRm1pVHpMNENNang2dDNqc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlZR9RXLCOkV0hKImshcrYzR2I3QBZPab0HxbIO3wgfWSD_qpcOlEayfDn19_aem_jgxTnVUq-80_Oco7rkoAaw
From 19-22 April 2026, Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, was invited to speak at the 2nd China-Cambodia-Thailand Track II Dialogue in Beijing, organized by the China Foreign Affairs University. His observations of the meeting were as follows: I attended the 2nd Track II Dialogue among experts, scholars, and representatives from media and …
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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 …
