Cambodia | Watching America

Germany: Against China’s Influence

Mallory Matsumoto - August 2, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

America is adhering to its old role in Southeast Asia.

Malta: The Henry Kissinger Century

Lalatendu Das - December 8, 2023. Published in Times of Malta

[H]e ... represented what most people perceive the U.S. to be: bullish, selfish, and hawkish in its foreign policy.

Germany: Is Something Missing?

Mallory Matsumoto - September 3, 2022. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine

[D]ecking yourself out with looted works of art is really not great for your image.

Cambodia: Biden’s Abandonment of Americans in Afghanistan Is Unforgivable and Must Never Be Forgotten

Robin Koerner - September 16, 2021. Published in Khmer Times

Cambodia: Cambodia in between China and US

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2021. Published in Phnom Penh Post

Power rivalry between China and the U.S. has created some uncertainties in the region and the world.

Cambodia: COVID-19 Origin Tracing: Fact-Finding or Politicizing?

Robin Koerner - August 13, 2021. Published in Phnom Penh Post

Former President Donald Trump once called COVID-19 the China virus.

Cambodia: The US Is Bullying Cambodia Because It Will Not Toe Its Line on China

Robin Koerner - August 11, 2021. Published in Khmer Times

Cambodia is accused of being the most pro-Beijing country in Southeast Asia and is wary of America, for good reasons, but Washington isn’t happy about that.

Hong Kong: Top US Paper Misleading World on Cambodia’s COVID-19 Fight

Robin Koerner - July 30, 2021. Published in ASIATIMES

Cambodia: US Should Allow World Health Organization Teams Access to Its Facilities

Robin Koerner - July 27, 2021. Published in Khmer Times

The U.S. should declare that it is willing to give WHO teams access to its facilities. In that way, the U.S. will set an example for others to follow.

Cambodia: US’s Unilateral Decision To Terminate Scholarships of Cambodian Cadets Branded ‘Childish’ Diplomacy

Robin Koerner - July 8, 2021. Published in Khmer Times

On one hand, the U.S., through its embassy officials, urges Cambodia to strengthen cooperation on various sectors with them, while on the other hand, they gradually cut its 'tie and cooperation'.

China: To Promote Its Indo-Pacific Strategy, US Forces Cambodia To Take Sides

Lalatendu Das - June 3, 2021. Published in Global Times

The U.S. will likely put more pressure on the region to serve the framework of its Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Australia: Cambodia, China’s Closest Ally in Southeast Asia, Looks To ‘Reset Ties’ with US

Rejeanne Lacroix - June 2, 2021. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

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