The World According to Cambodia’s CPP
If the West truly wants to change Hun Sen’s behavior, it needs to understand how he sees the world.
City of light
The backwash from Sihanoukville could be felt most of the way up National Road 4, the dilapidated two-lane highway linking Cambodia’s capital to its southern coast.
Why Cambodia yields to China’s strategic commands
The possible establishment of a Chinese naval presence in Cambodia is the logical outcome of long-flawed U.S. policies towards Phnom Penh.
Cambodia’s Potemkin election — what will come next?
Despite being free from the friction of meaningful opposition, fresh challenges loom for long-ruling Hun Sen
Sanctions will not resolve the Hun Sen problem
China gives Cambodia’s strongman the option to ignore Western pressure
Turning east
By most accounts, the past few years have been anni horribiles for human rights and democracy in Southeast Asia.
One-Party Cambodia’s Grim Message
China-backed authoritarianism is on the rise in Cambodia as the influence of the US and other Western donor countries retreats
Cambodia Becomes the World’s Newest One-Party State
With strong Chinese support, Prime Minister Hun Sen has effectively destroyed all opposition to his autocratic rule.
The Past Isn’t Past
Lumphat seemed forsaken by time. Stretched out along a bend of the Srepok River, this former town was now little more than a village, a mere sprinkling of civilisation in a landscape of red earth and pantone blue skies.
Cambodian Democracy Makes Its Last Gasps
An indifferent United States and assertive China have emboldened one of Asia’s longest-serving leaders to embrace outright authoritarianism.
Power and Democracy
The late historian Benedict Anderson once reflected that voting was a peculiar form of political action.
