Sophal Ear on CNN's One World With Zain Asher speaking about Thailand-Cambodia Conflict 12/12/25

Описание: Thailand–Cambodia Border Clashes Escalate | Sophal Ear on CNN International

Thailand’s prime minister says no ceasefire has been reached with Cambodia following a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, as fighting along the disputed border continues to intensify. More than a dozen people have been killed, and roughly half a million civilians have been evacuated in the latest escalation.

CNN International anchor Zain Asher speaks with Sophal Ear, Associate Professor at Arizona State University, about why violence between Thailand and Cambodia has surged in 2025 after decades of largely sporadic clashes. Prof. Ear explains how domestic political pressures and nationalist signaling on both sides have raised the stakes, placing a Trump-backed peace deal at risk.

The interview also examines the limits of U.S. diplomacy, why a single phone call cannot resolve a century-old territorial dispute rooted in colonial-era borders, and how the current fighting compares to the July 2025 clashes. Prof. Ear discusses the growing humanitarian impact and why displacement along the border has reached unprecedented levels.

Topics covered:
• Escalating Thailand–Cambodia border fighting
• The role and limits of U.S. involvement
• Trump’s phone call and ceasefire prospects
• Historical roots of the dispute
• Humanitarian consequences and displacement