Cambodia's authoritarian drift under Hun Manet must be confronted

Mu Sochua, a former Cambodian politician and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is president of the Khmer Movement for Democracy.

Last month, many Asia-Pacific leaders came to Tokyo for Nikkei's Future of Asia 2025 forum. At the event, speakers discussed key issues facing the region including the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, economic resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs and shared security challenges. Its central ambition was to identify pathways towards deeper collaboration and prosperity at a time of global uncertainty.