Cambodian Leadership
Published on Jun 29, 2020 by Luke Hunt
PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has groomed his eldest son as a potential successor ever since that son, Hun Manet, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point almost 20 years ago, and is confidently predicting his ruling Cambodian People’s Party will remain in power for another 100 years. Analysts say, though, that that rise is far from certain and Lieutenant General Hun Manet – who also heads the army – will have to negotiate the CPP politburo, factionalism, a fickle public and China to win enough support to govern this one-party state. Even Hun Sen, the region’s longest-serving leader, has tempered recent speculation that the top job was his son’s for the taking, saying there....
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Wrap: ASEAN & Russian Intentions
Published on Jan 19, 2020 by Luke Hunt
An insight into the 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their relationship with foreign powers big and small.Follow the links:Russia Looks EastRussia Touts Arms Across Southeast Asia.
Wrap: Sam Rainsy in Exile
Published on Nov 21, 2019 by Luke Hunt
Sam Rainsy has carefully crafted a career as the antagonistic thorn in the side of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, cultivating the image of a leader in waiting, wronged by political injustices and cheated at the ballot box.His recent attempt to return home and oust his nemesis had consequences.In Cambodia’s one-party state an authoritarian offers too little too lateCounting the Costs of Sam Rainsy’s Failed Return to CambodiaSam Rainsy’s circus casts a pall over CambodiaSam Rainsy Return Hype Ripples Across ASEAN.
Wrap: Hong Kong Protests
Anti-government demonstrations have escalated and turned nasty in Hong Kong, raising fears of military intervention by Beijing. Read more here: Decisive acton will not resolve Hong Kong’s problems Hong Kong’s business people set their sights on America Australia a top destination for Hong Kong exodus Hiding Hong Kong’s inconvenient poor Hong Kong and the dark art of reading Xinhua .
China Update
Published on Oct 16, 2019 by Luke Hunt
Updates on China, its expansion policies and their impact across the world and in particular East and Southeast Asia where governments are torn between Chinese money and debt, and Western development policies.Read more, click on the following links:Hong Kong and the dark art of reading XinhuaBeijing haunted by nasty past, fearsome present and unlikely futureTiananmen Square: Remembering a massacreThe Meddling Kingdom’s threat to democracySlowing SE Asian economies will test social cohesionXinjiang: China’s trail of broken promisesA Chinese takeaway in Cambodia.