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STORY OF THE DAY • May 07, 2020 • 5 min read

History On this day in 1954, victory at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu

By Walter Pearson • May 07, 2020
When the Viet Minh forces captured the fortified French base at Dien Bien Phu on 07 May 1954, it was a spectacular victory. But ultimately, it would not end the fighting immediately or in the long term, with decades of war in Vietnam yet to come

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 31, 2020 • 9 min read

Tales of the Pandemic Evicted from Harvard, returning to Singapore

By Yong Han Poh • Mar 31, 2020
Singaporean Yong Han Poh has called Harvard University home for the past four years. But when the global pandemic hit, it all came to an abrupt end, with her forced to pack her life up and leave for good virtually overnight

STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 11, 2019 • 13 min read
In Partnership with 1

International relations Cambodia and the great powers

By Simon Roughneen • Dec 11, 2019
In the second instalment in our eight-week partnership with Future Forum, a Cambodian think tank, we examine the Kingdom's attempts to navigate the choppy waters of great power politics.

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 24, 2019 • 9 min read

Plastic waste imports Waste not, want not

By Paul Millar • Jul 24, 2019
The discovery of 1,600 tonnes of illegal plastic waste in a Cambodian port is just the latest example of wealthy nations heaping their trash on countries ill-equipped to handle it

Feb 12, 2019 • 15 min read
US / China Rivalry

In a new world order, which stars will guide the way?

As the 21st century gathers momentum, one theme is becoming increasingly apparent; the power struggle between China and the US. But in the battle for world domination, who will prevail? Two books, one from Singapore and the other from the US, attempt to answer this ever-more-urgent question
By Dirk Kurbjuweit • Feb 12, 2019

Jan 15, 2019 • 11 min read
Analysis

Could Vietnam hold the secret to North Korea’s future?

With Vietnam set for the next Trump-Kim summit, figures on both sides of the table are touting Vietnam’s Doi Moi reforms as a model for North Korea’s own economic liberalisation. But with a nuclear arsenal, a more prosperous neighbour to the south and decades since the Cold War, Kim Jong-un may choose to walk a different path
By Paul Millar • Jan 15, 2019

Jul 31, 2018 • 8 min read
Cambodia

Sanctioning Hun Sen’s inner circle

As the US ramps up sanctions against Prime Minister Hun Sen's closest allies, Cambodian political analyst Lao Mong Hay discusses the power of international pressure
By Paul Millar • Jul 31, 2018

Jun 11, 2018 • 11 min read
Cambodian political refugees

Betrayed

Despite documented cases of torture and abuse, immigration court files reveal that the US is sending Cambodian asylum seekers back to face political persecution
By Jack Davies • Jun 11, 2018

Apr 27, 2017 • 4 min read
Interview

Former New Zealand PM John Key on Trump, China and the TPP

John Key, who ended his term as New Zealand’s leader in December, gave an exclusive interview to Southeast Asia Globe during a visit to Phnom Penh this week, talking about the value of US leadership in Asia and what a resurrected Trans-Pacific Partnership could mean for the region
By Paul Millar • Apr 27, 2017