Neighboring countries hold their first direct meeting as part of a regional peace effort.
Fighting has intensified between Cambodia and Thailand, forcing hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes on both sides of the neighboring countries’ border.
Today, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is leading efforts to end the violence and reach a peace agreement.
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All this comes after US President Donald Trump’s failed attempt to end the war.
Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers are expected to meet in the coming days in the hope of achieving what Thailand called a “genuine ceasefire.”
But without any respite from this long-running conflict, what will it take to end it?
Presenter: Feel Abuhaida
Guests:
Chheang Vannarith – President of the Angkor Social Innovation Park and former assistant to the Cambodian Minister of Defense in 2011 and 2012
Ilango Karuppannan – Deputy Senior Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University and former Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore
Phil Robertson – Director of Asia Human Rights Labor Advocates and former deputy director of the Asia division of Human Rights Watch
Published on December 22, 2025
