Sokvy Rim - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/rss/519175/feed Sokvy Rim is a research fellow at the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS). His research interests focus on Cambodia’s foreign policy and its engagement with Southeast and East Asian countries. His writing has appeared at Routledge, Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung Cambodia, the Diplomat, East Asia Forum, ThinkChina, and China Global South Project. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png Sokvy Rim - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has raised security concerns among Western countries. As Russia has grown increasingly isolated from the international community, it has elevated its ties with North Korea to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership, including mutual defence assistance. The two countries say they will assist each other in the event of foreign aggression. This has emboldened North Korea’s provocative actions, which is not good news for South Korea. However,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3271663/russias-invasion-ukraine-driving-south-korea-arms-industry-boom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3271663/russias-invasion-ukraine-driving-south-korea-arms-industry-boom?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:30:10 +0000 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving South Korea arms industry boom On US Defence Secretary Floyd Austin’s recent visit to Cambodia, human rights and China’s military presence in Cambodia, two topics discussed on the previous US visit, received little attention. This was surprising as Chinese influence in Cambodia continues to grow while Cambodia’s human rights record has not improved. Instead, the main discussion topic over the one-day visit, during which Austin met Senate President Hun Sen, Prime Minister Hun Manet and Defence Minister Tea Seiha, was how to... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3269812/why-us-suddenly-going-soft-cambodia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3269812/why-us-suddenly-going-soft-cambodia?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:30:08 +0000 Why the US is suddenly going soft on Cambodia