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![Prosecuting War Crimes in Myanmar and Ukraine Prosecuting War Crimes in Myanmar and Ukraine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-19-122126.jpg)
Prosecuting War Crimes in Myanmar and Ukraine
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Lars Olsen about Cambodia’s hybrid tribunal and lessons for prosecuting war crimes elsewhere.
![Cambodian Court Sentences Environmental Activists to Hefty Prison Terms Cambodian Court Sentences Environmental Activists to Hefty Prison Terms](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-03-005400.jpg)
Cambodian Court Sentences Environmental Activists to Hefty Prison Terms
By Sebastian Strangio
The 10 activists, four of whom were arrested outside the court, are members of the group Mother Nature, which was deregistered in 2017.
![A Seasoned Diplomat For Phnom Penh A Seasoned Diplomat For Phnom Penh](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-25-204322.jpg)
A Seasoned Diplomat For Phnom Penh
By Sribala Subramanian
China sends Wang Wenbin, a former MFA spokesperson, to a strategically important Southeast Asian capital.
![In Southeast Asia, the Authorities Are the Biggest Gun Dealers in Town In Southeast Asia, the Authorities Are the Biggest Gun Dealers in Town](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-21-012019.jpg)
In Southeast Asia, the Authorities Are the Biggest Gun Dealers in Town
By Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern
The region is home to a thriving and massively profitable black market trade in small arms, many of them sourced from official military stockpiles.
![Five Decades On, Cambodia Is Taking Ownership of Its Troubled Past Five Decades On, Cambodia Is Taking Ownership of Its Troubled Past](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-19-011928.jpg)
Five Decades On, Cambodia Is Taking Ownership of Its Troubled Past
By Peter Maguire
In the mid-1970s, Pol Pot's black-clad armies turned the country into a byword for man-made horror. Now it is moving on – in its own fashion.
![After Pentagon Chief’s Visit, Is There Hope for A Recovery in Cambodia-US Ties? After Pentagon Chief’s Visit, Is There Hope for A Recovery in Cambodia-US Ties?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-14-011120.jpg)
After Pentagon Chief’s Visit, Is There Hope for A Recovery in Cambodia-US Ties?
By Kim Sun and Chhengpor Aun
Prime Minister Hun Manet's accession last year has opened a window of opportunity for Phnom Penh and Washington.
![Was the CIA Director Recently in Phnom Penh? Was the CIA Director Recently in Phnom Penh?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-11-211226.jpg)
Was the CIA Director Recently in Phnom Penh?
By David Hutt
Whether or not William Burns visited Cambodia, as former PM Hun Sen seemed to claim, U.S.-China competition has set off an intelligence race in Southeast Asia.
![How the ‘Politics of Gratitude’ Inflames Cambodia-Vietnam Relations How the ‘Politics of Gratitude’ Inflames Cambodia-Vietnam Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-07-071527.jpg)
How the ‘Politics of Gratitude’ Inflames Cambodia-Vietnam Relations
By Huynh Tam Sang and Mai Vu Thao My
Some Vietnamese nationalists view Phnom Penh's decision to press ahead with a controversial canal project as a sign of ingratitude.
![US Defense Secretary Austin Visits Cambodia for Talks With New Leadership US Defense Secretary Austin Visits Cambodia for Talks With New Leadership](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-04-233752.jpeg)
US Defense Secretary Austin Visits Cambodia for Talks With New Leadership
By Sebastian Strangio
The secretary of defense said that he had "substantive conversations" with Prime Minister Hun Manet and other Cambodian officials.
![Cambodia to Break Ground on Contentious Canal Project in August Cambodia to Break Ground on Contentious Canal Project in August](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-01-223330.jpg)
Cambodia to Break Ground on Contentious Canal Project in August
By Sebastian Strangio
In a speech yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Manet said that his government would not afford to "wait for anybody," and would fund the $1.7 billion project itself.
![US Defense Secretary Austin to Visit Cambodia Next Week US Defense Secretary Austin to Visit Cambodia Next Week](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-27-003913.jpeg)
US Defense Secretary Austin to Visit Cambodia Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio
Lloyd Austin's visit is a sign that Washington is seeking to re-engage the new look leadership in Phnom Penh, in a bid to draw the country out of China's orbit.
![The Funan Techo Canal Won’t Have A Military Purpose The Funan Techo Canal Won’t Have A Military Purpose](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-23-035211.jpg)
The Funan Techo Canal Won’t Have A Military Purpose
By David Hutt
Arguments that Cambodia's China-backed canal project will pose a security threat to Vietnam are wildly overblown.
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