Two Cambodian Experts Amongst Washington's Foreign Affairs Community Part 2 (Cambodia news in Khmer)

Soeung Sophat, VOA Khmer Washington, DC Chheang Vannarith and An Sokhoeurn are an unusual sight on the streets of Washington—two young Cambodians working with prestigious foreign affairs think tanks. When they get together to relax, they don't talk about sports. They talk geopolitics. And they talk about Cambodia's role in Southeast Asia. Their experience is a two way street—while they are learning, they are also sharing their experience with other foreign policy experts. Chheang Vannarith is a research fellow at the East West Center—the first Cambodian in the Washington center's history. At this panel discussion on ASEAN security issues, Chheang Vannarith joined other academics specializing in South East Asia. In Cambodia, Chheang Vannarith is director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, the only non-governmental international affairs think tank in the country. An Sokhoeurn is the first Cambodian intern at the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Southeast Asia Program. A Fulbright Scholar, An Sokhoeurn also worked at the United Nations over the summer. Together, the men have a goal: to bring the theory, practice and connections of foreign policy to a higher level in Cambodia. Roundtable Discussion 2: Cambodia's Ability to Mitigate and Solve Neighborly and Regional Disputes Two major disputes are territorial dispute with neighboring countries, particularly with Thailand and Vietnam, and dispute arising from how to manage the resources of the ...

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