Manila Dilemma; Challenge of Being Diplomatic Yet Stern Against China
Juxtaposed against the foreign department’s careful approach to Beijing is the defense department’s uncompromising...
Tag: Border Conflict
Over a Year into the Ceasefire, Cambodia – Thailand Relations Remain Rocky
Faced with these situations, the two attempted to negotiate peace a few times this past year. However this yielded next to...
Cambodian Government Begs for Trust While Strangling Political Freedom Ahead of Election Season
The ruling party coalition under Hun Manet is losing ground and popularity over the unfinished border issue, they are now...
Cambodia and Thailand Takes Their Maritime Dispute to the UN
"This is not escalation. It is a facilitated negotiation between the two nations overseen by international expert...
Cultural Ecocide: What Preah Vihear Reveals About War and Nature
Preah Vihear is not simply an ancient temple damaged by conflict. It is a warning that modern warfare increasingly destroys...
Cost of the Cambodia – Thailand Border Conflict
Despite multiple rounds of bilateral meetings between the prime ministers from Cambodia and Thailand and distrust run deep...
The Philippines and China Clash in the South China Sea Draws Fresh Blood and Accusations
While such incidents and diplomatic retaliations that follow are nothing new between the two countries, this case in...
Ex Cambodian PM Takes Responsibility For Military Weakness
"I, as the former Prime Minister with full powers, did not prepare for any fight. So, when the situation (border conflict)...
Thailand to Revoke UN Registered Border Pact, Cambodia Refutes
Editor - Southeast Asia Analyst. A Thai senate panel backed the plan to revoke the United Nations (UN) registered border...
Short Sightedness is Fueling Thailand – Cambodia Conflict
Editor - Southeast Asia Analyst. Observers believed that the Thailand - Cambodia border conflict would blow over in a...