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CCRS Public Lecture “Cambodia–Thailand Maritime Overlapping Claims Area (OCA): Issues and Consequences,” 15 May 2026, AmCam Exchange

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On 15 May 2026, the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS), in partnership with AmCam Exchange, co-organized a public lecture on “The Cambodia–Thailand Overlapping Claims Area (OCA): Navigating the Implications of the 2001 MOU Cancellation.” The lecture featured Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS and former Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, and was moderated …

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CCRS Public Lecture on Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Overlapping Claims Area (OCA): Issues and Consequences

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On 15 May 2026, at AmCam Exchange, the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS) organized a public lecture on Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Overlapping Claims Area (OCA): Issues and Consequences by Distinguished Speaker, Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS. Amb. Pou’s talk covered: (1)Undesirable diplomatic consequences; (2) Serious legal implication; (3) Lost of economic opportunities …

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Public Lecture on “Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Overlapping Claims Area (OCA): Issues and Consequences”

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Date: Friday, 15 May 2025, 9-11amVenue: AmCam Exchange, Ground Floor of Exchange Square, Phnom Penh Concept NoteCambodia and Thailand have been entangled with border conflict and series of diplomatic troubles in the past year. While the land areas were dominantly the battleground in the past two clashes, the maritime domain, especially the disputed overlapping claims …

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Recent Discussions on MOU 2001 Cancellation and Surrounded Matters Related to OCA between Cambodia and Thailand

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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 …

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Amb. Pou Sothirak attended Cebu Meetings organized by FPCI

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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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[Oped] Cebu Summit Thaw? Thailand and Cambodia Meet with 2001 MOU in the Balance

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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

[Oped] China–Cambodia 2+2 Dialogue Is a Strategic Turning Point

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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

Amb. Pou Sothirak spoke at the 2nd China-Cambodia-Thailand Track II Dialogue

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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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Workshop on R2P at 20: The Search for Effective Atrocity’s Prevention and Protection in the Region 

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On 23–24 March, 2026, the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS), in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Centre (NMC) at Chulalongkorn University and the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (APR2P) at the University of Queensland, organized a workshop on R2P at 20: The Search for Effective Atrocity’s Prevention and Protection in the …

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