The Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS), in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Center and the Asia Pacific Center for the Responsibility to Protect, will organize a Workshop on R2P at 20: The Search for Effective Atrocity’s Prevention and Protection in the Region on 23-24 March 2026 at Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh. In Southeast Asia, …
On 12 March 2026, CCRS, in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, Phnom Penh Liaison Office co-organized an intellectual exchange public lecture on “Japan’s Evolving Strategy in Indo-Pacific: Implications for Southeast Asia.” The public lecture featured Dr. Ken Jimbo, Managing Director, International House of Japan, and Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Keio University and was moderated …
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, were invited to attend the 3rd AOIP Vision Group Conference organized by the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) in Bali, Indonesia from 9-11 March, 2026. Discussions centered around how to operationalize the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and share perspectives among ASEAN Member States and its …
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CCRS is pleased to share a recent publication by Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor at CCRS, titled “Can ASEAN assume a credible role in building a stable Indo-Pacific?”, published recently in ISIS Malaysia Focus (p. 46-49). In this timely and thought-provoking analysis, Ambassador Pou examines ASEAN’s evolving strategic environment amid intensifying major power competition …
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CCRS and The Japan Foundation, Phnom Penh Liaison Office will co-organize organize an Intellectual Exchange Public Lecture on “Japan’s Evolving Strategy in Indo-Pacific: Implications for Southeast Asia” on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh. The event will feature an eminent Japanese international relations scholar, Professor Ken Jimbo, Managing Director, …
CCRS Team, Deputy Director Him Rotha and Visiting Senior Fellow, Peyson Hunt co-authored an op-ed on “Philippines Chairmanship: Can ASEAN’s Resilience Hold?” published in FACTS Asia in the Philippines. They discussed on some structural constraints and domestic considerations that the Philippines is navigating this year as well as offering some constructive path forward for the …
Him Raksmey, Executive Director of CCRS, and Try Chhaytith, Research Associate at CCRS, penned an oped entitled “Layering Security: Why Cambodia Must Broaden Its Strategic Partnerships in an Unstable World” published on 17 February 2026 in Cambodianess. Read the article in Khmer via: https://thmeythmey.com/detail/156416 Read the article in English via: https://cambodianess.com/…/layering-security-why…
CCRS Deputy Director, Him Rotha wrote a commentary on Kampuchea Thmey on “Promoting the Rule-of-Law-based World Order is a Way Forward for Cambodia.” Read full article via: https://www.kampucheathmey.com/commentary/1067587
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, was invited to attend and speak at the interactive China-Cambodia-Thailand Track II Dialogue aiming to facilitate the implementation of the consensus of the Fuxian Meeting and advance the restoration of relations between Cambodia and Thailand. The Dialogue was organized by China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing on …
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On 3-4 February 2026, CCRS team, Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor and Him Rotha, Deputy Director made a presentation on “Cambodia’s Perspective on ASEAN: From Domestic Imperatives to Growing Regional Responsibilities” at the Pok Rafeah Chair’s Book Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This presentation is part of the discussion for the book project on …
