Foreign relations of Cambodia
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Template:Politics of Cambodia The Cambodian government has diplomatic relations with most countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, as well as all of its Asian neighbors, including China, India, Vietnam, Laos, South Korea, and Thailand. The government is a member of most major international organizations, including the United Nations and its specialized agencies such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The government is an Asian Development Bank (ADB) member, a member of ASEAN, and of the WTO. In 2005 Cambodia attended the inaugural East Asia Summit. The government is also a member of the Pacific Alliance (as observer) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (as dialogue partner).<ref>Sok Udom Deth, and Serkan Bulut, eds. Cambodia's Foreign Relations in Regional and Global Contexts (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2017; comprehensive coverage) full book online freeTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore.</ref>
International disputes
[edit]Cambodia is involved in a dispute regarding offshore islands and sections of the boundary with Vietnam. In addition, the maritime boundary Cambodia has with Vietnam is undefined. Parts of Cambodia's border with Thailand are indefinite, and the maritime boundary with Thailand is not clearly defined.
Illicit drugs
[edit]Cambodia is a transshipment site for Golden Triangle heroin, and possibly a site of money laundering. There is corruption related to narcotics in parts of the government, military and police. Cambodia is also a possible site of small-scale opium, heroin, and amphetamine production. The country is a large producer of cannabis for the international market.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
International organization participation
[edit]ACCT, AsDB, ASEAN, ASEAN-Japan Centre, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), International Monetary Fund, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WB, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)
Diplomatic relations
[edit]List of countries which Cambodia maintains diplomatic relations with:
Bilateral relations
[edit]Africa
[edit]Americas
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Template:Flag | 25 November 1991 | See Cambodia–Canada relations
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Template:Flag | September 1976 |
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Template:Flag | 11 July 1950 | See Cambodia–United States relations
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Asia
[edit]Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
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Template:Flag | 9 June 1992 | See Brunei–Cambodia relations
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Template:Flag (PRC) | 19 July 1958 | See Cambodia–China relations
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Template:Flagicon China (ROC, Taiwan) | No official relations |
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Template:Flag | 1981 | See Cambodia–India relations
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Template:Flag | 1957 | See Cambodia–Indonesia relations
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Template:Flag | 1960 1993 (reestablished) |
See Cambodia–Israel relations
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Template:Flag | 4 May 1954 | See Cambodia–Japan relations
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Template:Flag | 15 June 1956 | See Cambodia–Laos relations
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Template:Flag | 2 December 1996 | See Cambodia–Malaysia relations
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Template:Flag | 28 December 1964<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | See Cambodia–North Korea relations |
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Template:Flag | 1956 | See Cambodia–Philippines relations
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Template:Flag | 10 August 1965 | See Cambodia–Singapore relations
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Template:Flag | 18 May 1970<ref name="mofa.go.kr">Template:Cite web</ref> | <ref name="mofa.go.kr"/>
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Template:Flag | 1959<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | See Cambodia–Turkey relations
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Template:Flag | See Cambodia–Vietnam relations
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Europe
[edit]Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
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Template:Flag | 9 October 1967 | See Cambodia–Denmark relations
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Template:Flag | 20 January 1970<ref name="formin.finland.fi">Template:Cite web</ref> |
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Template:Flag | 1863 | See Cambodia–France relations
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Template:Flag | 10 July 1995 |
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Template:Flag | See Cambodia–Russia relations
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Template:Flag | 16 November 1951 | See Cambodia–Spain relations
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Template:Flag | 1957<ref name="eda.admin.ch">Template:Cite web</ref> |
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Template:Flag | 23 April 1992 | See Cambodia–Ukraine relations
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Template:Flag | 1952 1976 (reestablished) |
See Cambodia–United Kingdom relations
Cambodia established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 5 May 1952.
Both countries share common membership of the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Oceania
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Country with no relations
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Deth, Sok Udom, and Serkan Bulut, eds. Cambodia's Foreign Relations in Regional and Global Contexts (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 2017; comprehensive coverage) full book online freeTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore.
- Path Kosal, "Introduction: Cambodia's Political History and Foreign Relations, 1945-1998" pp 1–26
- Acharya, Amitav. The Making of Southeast Asia: International Relations of A Region (Cornell UP, 2012)
- Chandler, David. The Tragedy of Cambodian History: Politics, War, and Revolution since 1945 (Yale UP, 1991)
- Ciorciari, John D. "Cambodia in 2019: Backing Further into a Corner." Asian Survey 60.1 (2020): 125–131. online
- Clymer, Kenton. Troubled Relations: The United States and Cambodia since 1870 (Northern Illinois UP, 2007).
- Leighton, Marian Kirsch. "Perspectives on the Vietnam-Cambodia border conflict." Asian Survey 18.5 (1978): 448–457. online
- Leng, Thearith. "2016: A Promising Year for Cambodia?." Southeast Asian Affairs (2017): 133–146. online
- Morris, Stephen J. Why Vietnam invaded Cambodia: Political culture and the causes of war (Stanford University Press, 1999).
- Peou, Sorpong. "Cambodia in 2018: a year of setbacks and successes." Southeast Asian Affairs 2019.1 (2019): 104–119. online
- Richardson, Sophie. China, Cambodia and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (Columbia UP, 2010)
- Smith, Roger. Cambodia's Foreign Policy (Cornell UP, 1965).
- Un, Kheang, and Jing Jing Luo. "Cambodia in 2019: Entrenching One-Party Rule and Asserting National Sovereignty in the Era of Shifting Global Geopolitics." Southeast Asian Affairs 2020.1 (2020): 117–134. online
- Westad, Odd Arne, and Sophie Quinn-Judge, eds. The third Indochina war: conflict between China, Vietnam and Cambodia, 1972-79 (Routledge, 2006).
- Womack, Brantly. "Asymmetry and systemic misperception: China, Vietnam and Cambodia during the 1970s." Journal of Strategic Studies 26.2 (2003): 92-119 online.
External links
[edit]- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- US Department of State: Foreign relations with Southeast Asia 1961–63
- Foreign relations between Cambodia and Germany
- Japan-Cambodia Relations
- List of foreign embassies in Cambodia
- Foreign relations between Cambodia and Australia
- AsiaSociety: essays relating to the development of Cambodia
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