The geopolitics of Cambodia: destruction and reconstruction
Cambodia, with an area of 181,035 square kilometers, is located in the southern part of the Indochinese Peninsula and borders Vietnam to the east and southeast, Thailand to the west and northwest, Laos to the north, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. From the 2nd century AD to the mid-15th century Cambodia was a very powerful kingdom in the Indochinese Peninsula, which gave birth to the world-famous Angkor culture. After the 15th century, Cambodia's national power declined day by day. In 1863 Cambodia became a French colony and was invaded by Japan during World War II. On November 9, 1953, Cambodia, after suffering, finally gained independence. But Cambodia, which had just gained independence, faced the same problem as many newly independent nation-states: the escalation of the global Cold War.
