International practice theory (IPT) posits the primacy of empirics over theorisation, but what counts as empirical data? In this article, we discuss IPT scholar...

This article presents a novel actor-centred theory of transnational authoritarianism that puts the nexus between security and authoritarianism at the heart of its explanation of how and why neighbo...

Cambridge Core - Asian Studies - Rethinking Colonial Legacies across Southeast Asia

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The wall will probably never be built. But it may prod the Cambodian authorities into taking belated action against the country’s online scam syndicates.

Hope turned to shock and despair as a leaked document detailed the US government’s permanent cancellation of funding for 30 USAID programs in Cambodia, dashing expectations that the Trump administrati...

The group were among 119 Thai nationals detained during a raid in the Cambodian border town of Poipet last week.

Authorities have targeted 18 illegal online sites and arrested 3,724 foreigners for deportation since 2024, while dismissing claims of selling classified information to criminal groups amid ongoing ef...

In Thailand's 2023 election, an appointed Senate controlled who became prime minister. To better understand the thinking of key actors in this critical moment, ...

PHNOM PENH – Following crackdowns on the Thailand-Myanmar border cyber-scams, China's Assistant Minister for Public Security Liu Zhongyi met leader...

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Member states have found themselves pulled in different directions, complicating efforts to reach consensus on geopolitical matters, said observers.

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The country has become an inhospitable place for foreign dissidents. The situation looks set to get worse.

Thai and Cambodian police raided a building in a border town and freed 215 foreigners, a senior Thai official said on Sunday, in an expansion of a regional crackdown against cyber scam centres.

NGOs across Southeast Asia say they will struggle to continue their work without US funding.

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One of the most influential international law articles of the past 20 years is entitled ‘International Law: A Discipline of Crisis’. Authored by Hilary Charlesworth in the aftermath of the NATO int...

Cambodia’s Interior Ministry confirmed Wednesday it had blocked a British journalist known for his reporting on human rights abuses and environmental issues from the country, an incident that comes am...

The government will establish an Inter-Ministerial Task Force Committee to fight online scam operations, an effort which seems to come on the heels of widespread criticism of alleged large-scale cyber...

Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S. President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities.