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Cambodia’s haunted present: 50 years after Khmer Rouge’s rise, murderous legacy looms large

  • Written by Sophal Ear, Associate Professor in the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University
imageKhmer Rouge forces collect weapons left behind by retreating soldiers as they enter Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975.Roland Neveu/LightRocket via Getty Images

On April 17, 1975, tanks rolled into the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, to cheering crowds who believed that the country’s long civil war might finally be over.

But what followed was one of...

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