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The relational archive of the Khmer Republic (1970–1975): re-visiting the ‘coup’ and the ‘civil war’ in Cambodia through written sources (2021)
Journal Article
Benzaquen-Gautier, S. (2021). The relational archive of the Khmer Republic (1970–1975): re-visiting the ‘coup’ and the ‘civil war’ in Cambodia through written sources. South East Asia Research, 29(4), 450-468. https://doi.org/10.1080/0967828x.2021.1989987

If there is a period in Cambodia’s history that has been overlooked and disparaged, it is certainly the republican one (1970–1975). The Khmer Republic is often viewed as a corrupt, incompetent regime–an interregnum doomed to failure. This article rev... Read More about The relational archive of the Khmer Republic (1970–1975): re-visiting the ‘coup’ and the ‘civil war’ in Cambodia through written sources.

'Crush! Crush! Crush!': Towards a Finished Story of Pol Pot's Trial and Death? (2021)
Journal Article
Benzaquen-Gautier, S. (2021). 'Crush! Crush! Crush!': Towards a Finished Story of Pol Pot's Trial and Death?. International Criminal Law Review, 22(1-2), 261-278. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718123-bja10099

To this day, the trial of Pol Pot in July 1997 in Anlong Veng remains an underexplored topic, possibly because it is seen as a parody of justice organised by a rival Khmer Rouge faction. Images of the event show an old and fragile man who has to be s... Read More about 'Crush! Crush! Crush!': Towards a Finished Story of Pol Pot's Trial and Death?.