Praise for Hun Sen’s Cambodia

“Sebastian Strangio has filled a big void with this much needed history of modern Cambodia… This book will set the standard for years to come.”
– Elizabeth Becker, journalist and author of When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution

“A long overdue expose of Cambodian thugocracy and its Westerner enablers… ‘Hun Sen’s Cambodia’ is must reading for anyone who wants to make sense of recent Cambodian history.”
– Peter Maguire, author of Facing Death in Cambodia

“An exceptionally insightful biography of the world’s longest-serving prime minister… a first-class analysis of contemporary Cambodian political history.”
– Carlyle A. Thayer, author of War By Other Means: National Liberation and Revolution in Vietnam

“An absorbing, clear-eyed evaluation of Cambodia today. Sebastian Strangio knows the country well… His book is a persuasive reading of its turbulent recent history, as it explores the connections between Hun Sen’s enduring dictatorship and Cambodia’s painful emergence, willy-nilly, into a larger, freer, very demanding world.”
– David Chandler, author of Brother Number One: A Political Biography of Pol Pot

“Detailed and perceptive… Strangio’s book will remain of fundamental importance for many years to come.”
– Milton Osborne, author of Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness

“The finest book on Hun Sen and modern-day Cambodia that has been released thus far.”
– Joshua Kurlantzick, Council on Foreign Relations

“Undoubtedly the best analysis of the current regime of Cambodia… essential reading.”
– François Ponchaud, author of Cambodia: Year Zero

“A richly detailed study that goes a long way toward explaining the contradictions, corruption and complexity of Cambodia… a remarkably well-researched, astonishing portrayal of Cambodia’s own Fidel Castro, a folksy, self-styled godfather and his thugocracy.”
– Wall Street Journal

“Mr. Strangio has done much original reporting, peeling away the miracle narrative to reveal the bruised fruit beneath.”
– The Economist

“Richly researched… An engrossing story and a good reference point from which to understand the key characters in the drama.”
– Straits Times

“A well-researched and valuable narrative of a fast-changing country and essential reading for anyone interested in Cambodia’s recent history.”
– South China Morning Post

“Strangio’s timely illumination of Hun Sen’s chess moves over the last few decades provides a framework to understand what could happen next.”
– The Phnom Penh Post

“After reading this hugely compelling book, however, it is impossible not to regard [Hun Sen] as a genius that any would-be parliamentary autocrat should study.”
– The National