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Cambodia’s lax border controls, widespread corruption, extremely active arms trade, and surfeit of small arms remaining from the Third Indochina War have made Phnom Penh an attractive platform for transient interests, as well as a staging ground for numerous activities that challenge the safety and well-being of the region.
Document Type
Policy Brief
Region(s)
Southeast Asia, Cambodia
Topic(s)
Defense Policy, National Security, Strategic Competition
Publication Date
12-2009
Publication
Strategic Forum
Publisher
National Defense University Press
City
Washington, DC
Keywords
U.S. Cambodia defense relations, Cambodian security cooperation, bilateral military engagement Southeast Asia, defense partnership U.S. and Cambodia, Cambodia strategic alignment
Recommended Citation
Stern, Lewis M., "U.S.-Cambodia Defense Relations: Defining New Possibilities" (2009). Strategic Forums. 51.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/51