CCRS’ Takes

[OpEd] The Elusive Code: Why ASEAN Needs a New Playbook for the South China Sea by Joanne Lin and Pou Sothirak

Our CCRS Distinguished Senior Advisor, Amb. Pou Sothirak and Ms. Joanne Lin Senior Fellow and Co-coordinator of the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS –Yusof Ishak Institute penned an opinion piece on “The Elusive Code: Why ASEAN Needs a New Playbook for the South China Sea”, published on ISEAS Perspective on 28 May 2025. Read full …

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[OpEd] Trump World: the Unravelling of American Global Leadership by Amb. Pou Sothirak and Peyson Hunt

Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS and Mr. Peyson Hunt, Visiting Senior Fellow, CCRS penned an oped entitled “Trump world: the unravelling of American global leadership” published in the South China Morning Post, on 26 April 2025. Read the article via: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3307981/trump-world-unravelling-american-global-leadership

[OpEd] Key to Open Way to Community with a Shared Future – commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Bandung Conference by Amb. Pou Sothirak

Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, published an article entitled “Key to open way to community with a shared future” to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, published today in China Daily. Read this oped in English: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202504/18/WS68019f4fa3104d9fd382021b.htmlRead this oped in Chinese: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/I7nHh_ZWdStlx5xOxSjRzA?fbclid=IwY2xjawJu8FBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHgPIyv86jiGfp_tg-W887KM20IZuLioBm0REzsIH8Ujrw-C3S8cd6dMBY-h8_aem_GcvdALmHj8faccdSTCvWPQ

[OpEd] 50 Years Post-Khmer Rouge: Time to Lead on Regional Atrocity Prevention by Amb. Pou Sothirak and Him Raksmey

Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, and Mr. Him Raksmey, Executive Director of CCRS, wrote an OpEd entitled “50 Years Post-Khmer Rouge: Time to Lead on Regional Atrocity Prevention” published today in Cambodianess. Read the full article via: https://cambodianess.com/article/50-years-post-khmer-rouge-time-to-lead-on-regional-atrocity-prevention

[OpEd] Trump’s Tariffs: Turning Friend to Foe by Chhuon Vanndasambath

Our Deputy Director, Mr. Chhuon Vanndasambath penned an OpEd on “Trump’s Tariffs: Turning Friend to Foe” today on Khmer Times, 4 April 2025. […] Donald Trump’s new set of tariffs, announced on 2 April 2025 and coming into effect on 9 April, sent a shockwave through the world community. For Cambodia, this plan includes a …

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[OpEd] Can U.S. Soft Power Survive in Cambodia Without USAID? by Him Raksmey

Our Executive Director, Mr. Him Raksmey penned an OpEd on “Can U.S. Soft Power Survive in Cambodia Without USAID?” today on Cambodianess, 12 March 2025. […] Donald Trump’s renewed second term as President of the United States has significantly impacted the world, including Cambodia. Over the next four years, Cambodia is expected to be vulnerable …

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[OpEd] South China Sea: Asean, Beijing need recalibrated approach to reach binding code of conduct by Amb. Pou Sothirak and Eoeng Kanhara

Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, and our CCRS Research Associates, Ms. Eoeng Kanhara wrote an op-ed entitled “South China Sea: Asean, Beijing need recalibrated approach to reach binding code of conduct” published on 2 March 2025 by South China Morning Post. Read more: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3300611/south-china-sea-asean-beijing-need-recalibrated-approach-reach-binding-code-conduct?module=Asia%20Opinion&pgtype=section

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