CCRS, 10 July 2024 Background On 5-6 July 2024, at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko paid an official visit to Cambodia. This was FM Kamikawa’s first visit to Cambodia after taking office in September 2023. This was part of her trip to Southeast …
Our Deputy Director, Him Rotha penned an op-ed piece on “Cambodia still has a stake in Myanmar’s crisis” on 07 June 2024, published in East Asia Forum. He argued Cambodia is keen to offer help in resolving the Myanmar crisis, in large part because of Hun Sen. Amid a general sense of fatigue in ASEAN …
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CCRS Research Associates, Mr. Pom Chantep and Ms. Ieng Alisa wrote an op-ed piece on “Implications of US Security Alliance in the Indo-Pacific” on 05 June 2024, published in Khmer Times. Read the full article via this link: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501500225/implications-of-us-security-alliance-in-the-indo-pacific/
CCRS Research Associate, Mr. Pom Chantep wrote an op-ed piece on “Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Challenges and Ways Forward to Accountability of the International System” on 4 June 2024, published in Khmer Times. You can read the full article via this link: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501499484/russia-ukraine-conflict-challenges-and-ways-forward-to-accountability-of-the-international-system/
CCRS Research Associates, Mr. Moeung Cheery and Khan Menghok wrote an op-ed piece on “Has ASEAN Failed to Resolve the Myanmar Issues?” on 28 May 2024, published in Cambodianess. They argue that the effectiveness of the ASEAN-led peace initiative in Myanmar is questioned due to escalating unrest, lack of progress on the 5-Point Consensus, diverging …
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CCRS Research Associate, Mr. Khan Menghok wrote an op-ed piece on “US Defense Secretary’s Trip a Chance for Better Relations” on 28 May 2024, published in Cambodianess. In the article, he argues that the US Defense Secretary’s second trip to Cambodia presents an excellent opportunity to enhance the relationship between the two countries, particularly in …
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CCRS Research Associates, Mr. Moeung Cheery and Loeng Chetha wrote an op-ed piece on “ASEAN’s Hard Choices: China for Economic Largess or the U.S. for Security and Stability in the Indo-Pacific” on 24 May 2024, published in Cambodianess. They argue that ASEAN faces a strategic deadlock in its effort to balance relations amid great power …
Our Distinguished Senior Advisor, Amb. Pou Sothirak wrote an article on “Coordinated response: Joint studies can help Lancang-Mekong countries address the challenges posed to the river basin and its communities by climate change by Amb. Pou Sothirak” published on 23 May 2024, China Daily. Read the full article via this link: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202405/23/WS664e871ca31082fc043c89b6.html
Our CCRS team, Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor and Mr. Him Raksmey, Executive Director penned an article on “Cambodia’s US$1.7 billion China-backed canal sparked unease. Here’s how it can soothe concerns” published today in the South China Morning Post. Read the full article via this link: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3263140/cambodias-us17-billion-china-backed-canal-sparked-unease-heres-how-it-can-soothe-concerns
May 15, 2024 Our CCRS Researchers, Ek Bunly and Rim Sokvy wrote an op-ed article on “Transnational Crime: A Cambodia–South Korea United Front” published on 15 May 2024 in Cambodianess. Both of them believed that it is time Cambodia and South Korea extend their cooperation and focus towards a new and rising dimension – the …
