The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) achieved a landslide victory in the commune elections in June 2022, gaining 80 per cent of the 11,622 commune council positions. Yet there is speculation that Cambodian […]

Allowing China exclusive access to the Ream Naval Base, or any other facility, would seem to contradict the broader direction of the country’s foreign policy.   On June 6, the […]

In recent weeks, the Cambodian government has given hints that it is open to an improvement in relations with Washington.   On May 12 and 13, the United States and […]

Sokvy Rim explains why Cambodia’s foreign policy options have been constrained by the leaders’ concerns of regime survival at various stages of its history. If this trajectory continues, it may […]

Introduction Cambodia recently took a surprising turn on Myanmar. It invited Myanmar’s military-appointed foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin to pay a working visit in early December 2021. A day after […]

For several years now, China has sought to increase its soft power, spending resources to do so, including through providing funding for its Belt and Road Initiative and Confucius Institutes. […]

While Cambodia is aware that its close relations with China may leave it vulnerable in many ways, it seems to think that this is still the better bet in light […]

Sokvy Rim warns Cambodia against being over-reliant on China. As the saying goes, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests. As the US did in the past […]

  In the contemporary world, modern technology and globalization have become the forces that make the world more connected and interdependent. They have shaped the cultural, political, and socio-economic aspects of society […]

  After the discovery of oil in Cambodia’s water territory by  Chevron, the US-based company, Cambodia could become one of the major petroleum exporting-countries as there are approximately 400 million barrels of oil […]