CCRS’ Takes

Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, and Mr. Him Raksmey, Executive Director of CCRS, wrote an oped entitled “China’s Peacemaker Role in Cambodia-Thailand Border Crisis”, published in the “China-ASEAN Report” Magazine, Vol 11, No 6, June 2026. The article is accessible in this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y6_DhbqZcdWQwHl3wmb9m_abN7LKnF8n/view?usp=sharing The full magazine is accessible in this link: …

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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

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

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 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 …

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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…