Cambodia has been increasingly seen as a centre point of the US-China competition for influence in Southeast Asia. The recent allegation of China’s potential military presence in Cambodia is a critical point to test the Kingdom’s resilience and capability in navigating contemporary international politics of great power rivalry. Amid the US-China geopolitical competition, the issue of the Ream Naval base seems to be a matter of great concern that can trap Cambodia in the middle of great powers’ geopolitical and geostrategic struggle, potentially turning it into a battlefield.
Friday, 2 July 2021
As US-China Rivalry Grows, Will Cambodia’s Tragedy Return?
Cambodia has been increasingly seen as a centre point of the US-China competition for influence in Southeast Asia. The recent allegation of China’s potential military presence in Cambodia is a critical point to test the Kingdom’s resilience and capability in navigating contemporary international politics of great power rivalry. Amid the US-China geopolitical competition, the issue of the Ream Naval base seems to be a matter of great concern that can trap Cambodia in the middle of great powers’ geopolitical and geostrategic struggle, potentially turning it into a battlefield.
Monday, 3 May 2021
Myanmar Crisis to Pose Challenges for Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2022
Vann Bunna*
Cambodia
is expected to assume the annually rotating chair of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2022 for the third time since it joined the
regional bloc in 1999. The political crisis in Myanmar will pose great
challenges for Cambodia as an ASEAN chair in 2022 if the issue cannot be solved
timely under Brunei’s ASEAN chairmanship this year.
Myanmar military staged a coup and seized power from the democratically elected government on February 1, 2021. It detained the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD).
Friday, 30 April 2021
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Friday, 16 April 2021
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Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Cambodia’s Political Development in 2050: A Youth’s Perspective
Vann Bunna
Today
is November 9, 2050. Cambodian people are proudly and cheerfully celebrating
the 97th anniversary of their country’s Independence Day. Impressively,
Cambodia is now a knowledge-based economy and a developed country with a gross
national income (GNI) per capita of around US$ 12,600, thanks to strong
economic growth and well-functioning democracy for the last few decades.
I am now 56 years old. I am a very proud Cambodian to have witnessed how my country has progressively transformed itself from a lower-middle-income nation in the 2020s to a high-income country in 2050. I have countless great-hearted memories to talk about the Kingdom’s progress; however, given my background in political science, I am strongly motivated to share my perspectives on how impressive Cambodia’s political development in 2050 is.