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Cambodia history

Nobel Prize-Winning Research Highlights Cambodia’s History of Extractive Institutions

Nobel Prize-Winning Research Highlights Cambodia’s History of Extractive Institutions

By David Whitehouse
The work of Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson can help explain the government's collusion in criminal activities like cyber-scams.

Revived Cambodian Nationalism Threatens to Undermine ‘Special’ Relationship With Vietnam

Revived Cambodian Nationalism Threatens to Undermine ‘Special’ Relationship With Vietnam

By Markus Karbaum
Anti-Vietnamese resentment has spelled an end to a cross-border cooperation agreement with Vietnam and Laos.
Cambodia’s CLV-DTA Crackdown Shows Vietnam Is Still the Elephant in the Room

Cambodia’s CLV-DTA Crackdown Shows Vietnam Is Still the Elephant in the Room

By David Whitehouse
Phnom Penh is acutely sensitive to any suggestion that the country is ceding land and sovereignty to its eastern neighbor.

Nic Dunlop on the Importance of Photography

Nic Dunlop on the Importance of Photography

By Luke Hunt
The veteran Bangkok-based photojournalist takes aim at the World Press Photo awards.

Five Decades On, Cambodia Is Taking Ownership of Its Troubled Past

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.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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World in Crisis: A Conversation with Andy Pendleton

World in Crisis: A Conversation with Andy Pendleton

By Luke Hunt
With the world's relief efforts focusing on Gaza and Ukraine, Africa is missing out.

Making Art and Finding an Edge in Cambodia

Making Art and Finding an Edge in Cambodia

By Luke Hunt
Luke Hunt interviews German filmmaker Nico Mesterharm about arts funding in Southeast Asia and his latest documentary.
World Music and Good Sports in Southeast Asia

World Music and Good Sports in Southeast Asia

By Luke Hunt
Luke Hunt talks with Chris and Anya Minko about volleyball, wars, and Bachelors from Prague

Vietnamese TikToker Faces Cambodia Entry Ban Over Angkor Video

Vietnamese TikToker Faces Cambodia Entry Ban Over Angkor Video

By Sebastian Strangio
While minor, the incident showed how disputes over Southeast Asian culture and cuisine are often infused with nationalistic meaning.

One Dutchman and 350,000 Cambodian Refugees

One Dutchman and 350,000 Cambodian Refugees

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Hans van Zoggel.

Five Cambodian Elections

Five Cambodian Elections

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Gordon Conochie.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen: The Tiger That Rules the Mountain

Cambodia’s Hun Sen: The Tiger That Rules the Mountain

By Sebastian Strangio
The author of a new book on Cambodia reflects on the long career of the former PM and international attempt to foster democracy in a conflict-torn nation.

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