ASEAN Wonk Podcast: Border Wars and Small State Lens in Southeast Asia

In this episode of The ASEAN Wonk Podcast, the host is joined by Dr. Vannarith Chheang, who is chairman of the advisory council for Cambodia’s National Assembly and Angkor Social Innovation Park and has served as a consultant for the Asian Development Bank and the UN. They discuss scam centers and the Thailand-Cambodia border war, ASEAN, Cambodia’s strategies as a small state amid US-China competition, and what to expect in foreign policy into 2026.

Episode 25: Border Wars and Small State Lens in Southeast Asia by Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran

From China naval base fears to Nobel Peace Prize nominations, a regional perspective on the value and limits of small state foreign policy in Southeast Asia.

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