A Chinese-backed canal project aims to connect the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on the Mekong river with the sea by 2028, removing the need to go via Vietnam.

Recently, both the US and Vietnam have raised concerns about Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal project.

The view that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet is recharting foreign policy — by reaching out to Western countries and relying less on China — is overblown. China remains Cambodia’s closest friend due to its inside track to the Cambodian elite and its pervasive influence in Cambodia’s economy.

The recent mooring of Chinese warships at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base marked the unofficial inauguration of China’s first overseas naval post in the Indo-Pacific region and only its second overall.

China's significant investment in Cambodia, including infrastructure support as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, has turned Cambodia into a major manufacturing hub and bolstered its global supply chain ties.

Recently, both the US and Vietnam have raised concerns about Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal project, a water route connecting the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port to its coastal province of Kep.

Vietnam’s concerns about a China-backed canal project in Cambodia are making some waves. Cambodia’s new leader has a chance to calm the waters.

Rwanda’s genocide memorial features a Cambodian ‘remembrance’ corner, a space for healing sorely lacking in Phnom Penh.

Although 2024 is being heralded as a banner year for elections, with dozens of countries, representing more than half the global population, holding polls, for some it marks the nadir of democracy. Cambodia is one such case.

2023 marked a critical turning point in Cambodia’s contemporary political landscape as the reins of leadership passed from former prime minister Hun Sen to his eldest son, Hun Manet, in a once in three-decade premiership change.

New Khmer Movement for Democracy’s aims extend beyond political change and respect for rights to the broad uplift of Cambodian society.

One of the main aspirations of Cambodia's foreign policy is to establish international peace on the basis of the principles of equality and rights for all people.

In just 13 months, the Cambodia–France bilateral relationship has experienced a rapid transformation.

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Many dictators have come to a miserable end by concentrating power in the hands of just one leader or their kin and thereby undermining national governance.

The world should ensure that the same fate does not befall the more than 60 “hostages” in the country’s prisons.

Haunted by history, the two nations must go beyond official narratives for true reconciliation.

Critics of economic sanctions claim that they help authoritarian governments consolidate their power, but this is based on a reductive view of statehood.

The country and the region would benefit from women’s greater involvement in diplomacy and foreign affairs.

Who stands to lose the most as the world welcomes the next generation of Cambodian kleptocrats?