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Cambodia ASEAN chairmanship 2022
February 18, 2022
Myanmar Crisis Overshadows Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers
By Sebastian Strangio
The informal gathering took place without the involvement of the junta's appointed foreign minister, but a path forward on the crisis is hard to see.
February 15, 2022
Myanmar Junta to Spurn ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
By Sebastian Strangio
The decision came after Cambodia, ASEAN's current chair, announced that the junta would only be permitted to send a "non-political" representative.
February 09, 2022
Hun Sen Apologizes as Myanmar Gamble Backfires Over Sean Turnell
By Luke Hunt
Cambodia’s embarrassment can only further isolate Myanmar’s military junta.
February 08, 2022
Myanmar Junta to Grant ASEAN Envoy Access to Detained NLD Figures
By Sebastian Strangio
But there are good reasons to think this concession will serve the military administration's broader goals.
February 03, 2022
Cambodia Says Myanmar Junta’s FM Not Invited to Upcoming Conclave
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement follows criticisms of Cambodia's policy of pragmatic engagement with the military administration.
February 02, 2022
Cambodia as ASEAN Chair: What to Expect
Pou Sothirak, Elina Noor, and Aaron Connelly on the controversial start to Cambodia's year-long ASEAN chairmanship, and what might come next.
January 27, 2022
Cambodian PM Calls on Myanmar Junta to Implement ASEAN Peace Plan
By Sebastian Strangio
Cambodia says the junta's participation in ASEAN meetings is dependent on progress in implementing its peace plan. But how will it define progress?
January 21, 2022
Omicron Threatens to Derail Cambodia’s ASEAN Agenda
By Luke Hunt
Zoom conferencing won’t work if the Southeast Asian bloc is to tackle the big issues.
January 19, 2022
Revisiting Thailand’s Involvement in the Cambodian Conflict
By Tita Sanglee
The Cambodian leader's recent trip to Myanmar recalled the negotiations aimed at resolving his own country's conflict in the late 1980s.
January 19, 2022
Myanmar Crisis and Hun Sen’s Visit: ASEAN in Disarray?
By Delwar Hossain
Hun Sen was the first foreign leader to visit Myanmar since the military's overthrow of the country's democratically elected government.
January 17, 2022
‘No Progress’ on ASEAN Peace Plan for Myanmar: Singaporean PM
By Sebastian Strangio
Four Southeast Asian nations have now expressed criticisms of Cambodia's unilateral crisis diplomacy on Myanmar.
January 14, 2022
Has the ASEAN Chair Become Too Powerful?
By David Hutt
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's visit to Myanmar has highlighted deep flaws in the bloc's modus operandi.
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