C3S Paper No. 0015/ 2015 We request a quick assessment on the return of Prince Norodom Ranariddh to lead FUNCINPEC [Front uni national...

C3S Paper No. 0014/ 2015 1. Amid great instability over the period, how has Hun Sen managed to stay in power for thirty years? To what...

C3S Paper No. 0013/ 2015 The Thai media are currently reporting that Thailand and Cambodia have boosted their military presence around...

C3S Paper No. 0012/ 2015 Q1. The prospect of joint development projects in the South China Sea (China-Vietnam, China-Philippines) and the...

C3S Paper No. 0009 / 2015 Vietnamese Foreign Ministry sources have privately revealed that Vietnam and the United State are presently...

C3S Paper No. 0008 / 2015 You probably are aware of recent developments and rumors surrounding the health of Nguyen Ba Thanh. We request...

C3S Paper No. 0007 / 2015 We are preparing a report about whether or not Vietnam should abolish the death penalty. We request your input...

C3S Paper No. 0001/2015 Indonesia’s new president could jeopardize bilateral relations and ASEAN unity with his maritime “shock therapy.”...

C3S Monthly Column M001/15 Introduction Be it Chanakya, Machiavelli, or any modern international relations expert the repeated refrain...

C3S Paper No.2092 In a statement Thursday December 11th, the Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said that Hanoi has asked...

By Carl Thayer, C3S Paper No.2084 Vietnam is stepping up its defense cooperation, particularly on maritime issues, with friends near and...

Ravi Dutt Bajpai,  Weekly Column No. 1005/2014 Modi down under: Indian Diaspora in the land of wonder He had conquered even before he had...

Ravi Dutt Bajpai,  Weekly Column No. 1004/2014 Why only an economic Asian Pivot? Asia-Pacific has become the beehive of global diplomacy...

Carlyle A. Thayer, C3S Paper No.2077 WE request your assesment about an event which may have some geopolitical implications in Southeast...

Carlyle A. Thayer, C3S Paper No.2076 1. 2014 is coming to its closing months. What do you think of Vietnam’s foreign policy activities...

Carlyle A. Thayer , C3S Paper No. 2074 We are preparing an overview report on the ten-year anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni’s reign...

Carlyle A. Thayer , C3S Paper No.2073 We request your assessment about of politics in the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and specifically...

Carlyle A. Thayer, C3S Paper No. 2057 It has just bee reported that thirteen Vietnamese generals are going to China? Why now? ANSWER:...

Carlyle A. Thayer  C3S Paper No. 2048 WASHINGTON — The decision by the US to legalize the sale of lethal equipment for maritime security...

Carlyle A. Thayer , C3S Paper No.2047 Ever since Vietnam took delivery of two enhanced Kilo or Varshavyanka-class conventional submarines...