The Discontent of the Cambodian Generation

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Hun Menet is a charismatic graduate of America's West Point Military Academy. He also has a doctorate in economics from the University of Bristol. There's been some speculation that because of Hun Menet's Western education, he might be a more liberalizing force for Cambodia. But I think we need to be skeptical about this, given how close he is to his father andgiven how much he has sort of benefited from his father's policies.

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