Sophal Ear
Sophal Ear

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Sophal Ear, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Diplomacy & World Affairs at Occidental College. He is the author of Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy and co-author of The Hungry Dragon: How China's Resource Quest Is Reshaping the World. He is a TED Fellow, with a TED Talk viewed more than half a million times, and the license-holder for TEDxOccidentalCollege.

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2018/08/01 | Sophal Ear

OPINION: Democracy Bites the Dust in Cambodia but Glimmers of Hope Remain

Last weekend's ballot was an insult to Cambodians but claims of total victory leave the world in little doubt as to their course of action.

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2018/07/05 | Sophal Ear

OPINION: Weighing the Costs of Cambodia's Rental to China

Chinese companies are taking out swathes of Cambodia on 99-year leases, largely to the exclusion of average Cambodians.