Cambodia looks ahead after a turbulent 2025
East Asia Forum / Chansambath BongPolitically, Cambodia remains in a period of succession. Prime Minister Hun Manet’s 2023 ascent to the premiership marked the beginning — not the end — of a power transfer within the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). Throughout this transition, the CPP has remained cautious about any potential threat to its power from domestic and overseas dissents, even with no credible challengers.75 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរBorder crisis exposes Cambodia’s murky political economy
East Asia Forum / Will Brehm76 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរCambodia’s newest airport could take off as a regional hub
East Asia Forum / Marc Pinol Rovira109 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរThai military leverages the border crisis to reassert its political influence
East Asia Forum / Paul ChambersAt the start of the year, the centrist Pheu Thai party (PT), dominated by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, led the government in a coalition which included a reluctant conservative Bhumjaithai Party (BJT), with Thaksin’s daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, as prime minister. The progressive People’s Party (PP) — which had won a plurality of seats in the 2023 election — led the opposition.114 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរMediation with Chinese characteristics in the 2025 Thailand–Cambodia border crisis
East Asia Forum / Bo Ma120 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរCambodia’s rising FDI numbers don’t add up to quality growth
East Asia Forum / Mom Mit138 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរStoking nationalism costs Cambodia economic growth
East Asia Forum / Scott Rawlinson141 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ