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Cambodia politics
Debating Victimhood: The Complexities of Forced Criminality in Southeast Asia’s Scam Compounds
By Jacob Sims
Tens of thousands of people have been trafficked and abused by the region's scam syndicates, but governments are often reluctant to recognize them as "victims."
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.
The Release of Mech Dara: Speaking Truth to Power
By Jacob Sims
Strong international pressure plus U.S. concessions have forced the hand of Cambodia's kleptocratic elite.
What’s Happened to Cambodia’s Thinking Class?
By David Hutt
A recent article in the government-aligned Khmer Times reflects the etiolated state of public discourse in the country.
A Very Cambodian Purge That May Not Include the Highest of the High
By Luke Hunt
Elites are saluted as an award-winning journalist is sent to jail.
What’s Wrong With Calling Hun Sen ‘Despicable’?
By David Hutt
In clamping down so hard on the speech of its citizens, the Cambodian government only reveals the depth of its insecurities.
Cambodia Frees Jailed Unionist Who Led NagaWorld Casino Strikes
By Sebastian Strangio
Chhim Sithar has vowed to continue fighting to improve wages and working conditions at the Phnom Penh entertainment complex.
Cambodia’s Autocratic Regime Really Doesn’t Want You Criticizing It Overseas
By David Hutt
In its attempt to woo Western governments, Prime Minister Hun Manet's government has sought to choke off critical commentary among overseas Cambodians.
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.
At Least 20 Arrested in Cambodia for Protests Against Economic Pact
By Sebastian Strangio
Protesters claim that the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) treaty has led the country to cede territory and control over natural resources to Vietnam.
Hun Manet: In His Father’s Long Shadow
By Markus Karbaum
Last year, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen handed power to his eldest son Hun Manet. One year on, it is clear that he remains the country's most powerful man.
More Than a Ranking
By Jacob Sims
How the U.S. State Department's latest Trafficking in Persons report could protect trafficking victims and American taxpayers alike.
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