Asian Peace Programme

The APP began the new year with a focus closer to home. Two scholars, one Thai and one Cambodian, have write two separate essays on how long-term peace and stability can be achieved in the Thailand-Cambodia relationship. They make for essential reading.

The Thailand-Cambodia conflict: A Thai and Cambodian perspective on peace » Asia Research Institute, NUS The Thailand-Cambodia conflict: A Thai and Cambodian perspective on peace The recent escalation along the Cambodia-Thailand border stands out as one of the most serious threats to peace in Southeast Asia today. While securing a ceasefire is essential, it is only a first step. Lasting stability requi...

Our latest APP essay, by Professor Tansen Sen, analyses some key actions that China and India can take to "break the loop" of short-term peace, followed by military skirmishes, in the bilateral relationship. Do read: https://ari.nus.edu.sg/app-essay-tansen-sen/

The essay is also published in Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/18/china-india-modi-xi-border-dispute-diplomacy-geopolitics/

Breaking the Loop: Why India and China Need Political Imagination to Rebuild Trust and Relationship » Asia Research Institute, NUS 1 / 3 Breaking the Loop: Why India and China Need Political Imagination to Rebuild Trust and Relationship By Tansen Sen Tansen Sen is a history professor and the director of the Center for Global Asia at New York University Shanghai. This essay is co-published with Foreign Policy: https://foreignpol...