Looking back the history of Cambodia, we see that Cambodia has been a monarchy for centuries, since when it was first a state, with both absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy. But the constitutional monarchy was ended on March 18, 1970 by a coup led by Lon Nol, Sirik Matak and Cheng Heng to oust King Sihanouk from power. From 1970[…]
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In the afternoon of on 19 September 2019, Dr. Kin Phea, Director General of the International Relations Institute of Cambodia participated and delivered an opening remark in the Workshop on “Cambodia’s Environmental Challenges and the SDGs” which was o-organized by Korea Environment Institute (KEI), Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC), National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) at Phnom Penh Hotel, Phnom Penh,[…]
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On 19 September 2019, Korea Environment Institute (KEI), Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC), National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) jointly organized a Workshop on “Cambodia’s Environmental Challenges and the SDGs” at Phnom Penh Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The objectives and expected outcomes of the workshop are: To discuss current trends and perspectives for the implementation of the CSDGs with environmental[…]
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1. Introduction The International Relations Institute of Cambodia “IRIC” was established in 2005 as a think-tank of the Council of Ministers of Cambodia, under the umbrella of the Royal Academy of Cambodia. According to its mission statement, IRIC is devoted to research, fact-finding, analysis, evaluation and policy recommendations. IRIC focuses on issues affecting Cambodian foreign policy, development, the welfare of[…]
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The relations between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the People’s Republic of China are at the highest level ever. In addition to its economic and political clout expands in Cambodia, Chinese culture and language fit seamlessly into the Cambodian society as well. People-to-people contacts continue to be an important area of Cambodia-China socio-cultural cooperation. The influx of Chinese businesses[…]
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Dr. KUIK Cheng-Chwee, Associate Professor and Head of Centre for Asian Studies of the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS) of National University of Malaysia (UKM), has become the newest member of the International Advisory Board (IAB) of the International Relations Institute of Cambodia (IRIC). Dr. KUIK Cheng-Chwee, concurrently, is also a non-resident Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute[…]
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The International Relations Institute of Cambodia (IRIC) is honored and proud to have Prof. Dr. Caitlin Byrne, Director of Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) and a Faculty Fellow of the University of Southern California’s Centre for Public Diplomacy (CPD), in the International Advisory Board (IAB) of IRIC.Prof. Dr. Caitlin’s research is focused on Australian foreign policy and diplomacy. She has a[…]
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