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Jun 5, 2024 | 
eastasiaforum.org | Qisheng Wu |Gary Clyde Hufbauer |Chansambath Bong |Dianzan Li
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) was established in the 1970s by the US Department of Treasury as a mechanism to address national security risks associated with cross-border capital flows. While historically focused on scrutinising foreign investment activities within US borders, recent developments might precipitate an unprecedented shift in this operational paradigm.
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
english.cambodiadaily.com | Chansambath Bong
By Chansambath BongThe prevailing arguments about Cambodia’s close relationship with China have centred on three key propositions. First, there is the notion that China has ‘captured’ the Cambodian ruling elites through underhanded business deals — second, that Cambodia has enjoyed economic benefits from China without paying a high political cost. Finally, there is the argument that the United States has failed to engage politically with Cambodia, pushing it closer to China.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
thinkchina.sg | Chansambath Bong
Politics Vietnam’s concerns about a China-backed canal project in Cambodia are making some waves. Cambodia’s new leader has a chance to calm the waters.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
fulcrum.sg | Chansambath Bong
Cambodia’s plan to build the Funan Techo Canal, a 180-kilometre waterway linking a port in its capital Phnom Penh with Kep Province and onto the Gulf of Thailand, has made recent headlines, particularly in Vietnam. Pitched as a plan to revive Cambodia’s historic but under-utilised water systems, the canal will be 100 metres wide, 5.4 metres deep, and will accommodate ships of up to 3,000 deadweight tons (DWT).
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
eastasiaforum.org | Rebecca Sta Maria |Sinclair Dinnen |Denghua Zhang |Chansambath Bong
As geopolitical tensions and concerns about the environment deepened, APEC’s 2023 agenda focused on fostering sustainable and inclusive development, highlighting its pivotal role as a forum for constructive discussion to promote international cooperation.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
english.cambodiadaily.com | Chansambath Bong
By Chansambath BongIn just 13 months, the Cambodia–France bilateral relationship has experienced a rapid transformation. The government of new Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has continued its predecessor’s strategic overture to France with rigour. Meanwhile, under President Emmanuel Macron France has embraced Cambodia, aiming to boost its economic, cultural and diplomatic influence in the country and in the ASEAN bloc more broadly as part of Macron’s tilt towards the Indo-Pacific.
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Dec 26, 2023 | 
fulcrum.sg | Chansambath Bong
Editor’s Note: This article is the 7th most viewed commentary on Fulcrum in 2023. It was first published on 18 April 2023. On 14 March, United States President Joe Biden, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese provided an update on a trilateral plan to provide the Royal Australian Navy with nuclear-powered submarines.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
amti.csis.org | Chansambath Bong
What are the maritime governance priorities for Cambodia? While land borders have historically preoccupied Cambodia’s defense priorities, maritime governance has also been a cornerstone of its national defense strategy. Since the release of its 2002 Defense Strategic Review, Phnom Penh has increasingly emphasized the maritime domain with three priorities: border security, control of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and constabulary duties.
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Feb 13, 2023 | 
eastasiaforum.org | Chansambath Bong |Noriko Tsuya |Dushni Weerakoon
Author: Chansambath Bong, Asian Vision InstituteTaking the baton for the third time as the ASEAN chair in 2022, Cambodia’s diplomatic tenacity was tested by the war in Ukraine, Myanmar’s political upheaval, cross-Strait tensions, COVID-19 and US–China competition. Despite this precarity, Cambodia steered ASEAN through geopolitically choppy waters. The outlook for 2023 promises to be similarly exigent for Cambodia’s foreign policy.
