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Pol Pot
March 02, 2023
Steel Sharpens Steel: Remembering Nate Thayer
By Peter Maguire
Many have recalled the foreign correspondent's interview with Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. Fewer have remembered his most significant and meaningful work.
January 11, 2023
Nate Thayer, Dead at 62, and Stories That Still Resonate
By Luke Hunt
Among his many scoops, Thayer's work also foreshadowed the rapid growth of Chinese influence in Cambodia.
January 09, 2023
Locking Horns With the Khmer Rouge
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with tribunal witness Rob Hamill.
November 21, 2018
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Era in the Spotlight with Guilty Verdicts
By Luke Hunt
Despite two sentencings, questions on the quest for justice remain.
November 14, 2018
The Khmer Rouge Trials: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Peter Maguire
As the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia prepares its final verdict, a look back at its legacy.
April 13, 2018
Patriot, Lucky Spirit, Villain: Pol Pot Remembered
By George Wright
In his final stronghold, the Khmer Rouge leader is remembered differently.
January 15, 2018
Cambodia and China: Rewriting (and Repeating) History
By Alex Willemyns
With China as his main patron, Hun Sen has conveniently forgotten its role in propping up the Pol Pot regime.
June 14, 2016
A Moment of Clarity at Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Tribunal
By Luke Hunt
Testimony unveils more details about one of the world's worst genocides.
October 08, 2015
Pol Pot's Surviving Lieutenants Held to Account
By Luke Hunt
The Diplomat chats with senior figures from the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia.
March 06, 2015
Cambodia: When Clouds Fell
By Luke Hunt
Cambodian politics, tragedy and a victim’s confrontation with Pol Pot’s surviving henchmen.
January 26, 2015
Cambodia: Justice Delayed
By Luke Hunt
Lawyers for Pol Pot’s henchmen are proving skillful at delaying their clients’ trials.
August 08, 2014
Khmer Rouge Leaders Guilty of War Crimes, Jailed for Life
By Luke Hunt
Surviving henchmen of Pol Pot are found guilty of crimes against humanity.
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