These topics include but are not limited to China’s global resource strategy (Angola, Brazil, and Cambodia), transitional justice and the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, the politics of emerging infectious diseases (Avian Influenza in Indonesia and Cambodia and Swine Flu in the US and Mexico) surveillance, the political economy of aid and governance globally and of growth and development in Cambodia. I am always looking for research assistants or coauthors and am usually willing to read and comment on drafts in my area of interest.

Publications, Presentations, and Talks

“First Fridays – Meet the Author,” Book Talk, National Steinbeck Center, One Main Street, Salinas, California, Friday 1 February 2013, 5-8pm.

Book talk and film screening co-sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 17-18 January 2013.

The Hungry Dragon: How China’s Quest for Resources is Reshaping the World (with Sigfrido Burgos), Routledge, launched 17 January 2013. ISBN: 9781857436860. Save 20% at Routledge’s website when you use discount code HD2013. Pre-order your copy (ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping) on Amazon. Search for the lowest price on FindBookPrices.com. Read the York School Journal Entry by Andrea Sanico entitled “York Students Participate in Student Literary Day of Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival” that mentions the book on 28 September 2012.

“Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy,” Lecture, Center for Southeast Asia Studies, Institute of East Asian Studies (2223 Fulton, 6th Floor), Conference Room, 6F, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 26 November 2012, 4-6pm.

“How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy: Aid Dependence in Cambodia,” Lecture, Southeast Asia Forum, Stanford University, Daniel and NancyOkimoto Conference Room, Encina Hall, 3rd floor, east wing, 616 Serra St., Stanford, California, 26 November 2012, 12:15pm-1:45pm.

“International donors and human rights in Cambodia,” East Asia Forum: Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific, 21 November 2012.

“The End/Beginning: Cambodia,” Food for Thought Series, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (The UN Refugee Agency), Department of International Protection, UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, 19 November 2012, 12:30pm-2pm

“Sharing Our Humanity—Uprooted and Stateless,” Global Issues Network Regional Summit, Zurich International School, Zurich, Switzerland, 16-17 November 2012.

“Cambodia: The Challenge of Adding Value to Agriculture after Conflict,” (with Sigfrido Burgos, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Chapter 8 in a refereed edited by Alpaslan Özerdem and Rebecca Roberts (Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies, Coventry University, UK) entitled Challenging Post-Conflict Environments: Sustainable Agriculture (Ashgate), forthcoming November 2012. ISBN: 9781409434825.

Film Screening “The End/Beginning: Cambodia” followed by Q&A, Davidson College, Alvarez College Union, Sprinkle Room, 29 October 2012, 7:30pm; 3-hour Lecture and Discussion in Global Health Ethics Seminar in Cunningham 111, and Dean Rusk Lecture “Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy,”Davidson College, Alvarez College Union, C. Shaw Smith 900 Rm, 30 October 2012, 7:00pm.

“Cambodian scholar suggests harmful effects of aid dependence,” interview of Sophal Ear conducted by Liam Cochrane, ABC Radio Australia, 24 October 2012, 15:30 AEST.

Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy, Columbia University Press, launching 23 October 2012. ISBN: 9780231161121. Save 30% at CUP’s website when you use discount code AIDEAR. Search for the lowest price on FindBookPrices.com. Order your copy (ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping) onAmazon. Ships for FREE from Barnes & Noble. Read “Upcoming Book Assesses Benefits and Limitations of Foreign Aid” by Simon Lewis in the Cambodia Daily, 5 October 2012; “Can Aid Thwart Democracy?” by Kate Oliver, in the School of International Graduate Studies (SIGS) News, Fall 2012, on my book. See the Alumni Publications section of Harvard Kennedy School Magazine, Summer 2012. Read Princeton Alumni Weekly’s Blog post “Ear *97 looks at aid-dependent Cambodia” by Katherine F. Greenwood on 19 October 2012. Read the story “Sophal Ear tells of mother’s escape from Khmer Rouge’s Cambodia” by Marcos Cabrera in the The Herald (Monterey County) on 21 October 2012. BOOK REVIEW Curse of the donor: Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy by Sophal Ear, Reviewed by Sebastian Strangio, Asia Times Online, 27 October 2012. Read Jay Nordlinger’s “To the finish, &c.” which kindly plugs my book in the National Review Online on 29 October 2012 as does Alumni Spotlight: Sophal Ear from the World Affairs Council of Northern California blog. Read Stuart White’s “What the US vote means for Cambodia” in the Phnom Penh Post on 6 November 2012 which mentions my book and Book Review: The Dark Side of Foreign Aid by Douglas Gillison for 100 Reporters which was syndicated by Huffington Post asU.S. Foreign Aid To Cambodia Under Scrutiny Amid Obama Visit on 19 November 2012. Nathan LaGrave’s blog entry Obama Announces Aid Package to Myanmar for the Council on Foreign Relations on 24 November 2012.

“Paying it forward: Fellows Friday with Sophal Ear” Q&A conducted by Karen Eng with Sophal Ear, TED Blog, October 19, 2012.

“Cambodian scholar suggests pernicious effects of aid dependence,” Q&A conducted by Albeiro Rodas with Sophal Ear, Asian Correspondent, 13 October 2012.

“How Aid Dependence Derailed Cambodian Democracy: A Book Discussion with Sophal Ear,” World Policy Institute, at Demos, 220 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10001, Thursday, 11 October 2012, 8:30am to 10:00am.

Screening of “The End/Beginning: Cambodia” followed by Q&A at Santa Catalina School, Monterey, California, 4 October 2012, 9:30am. Read “The Inspiring Journey of Dr. Sophal Ear” by Stephanie Chen ’13 on 9 October 2012.

“From Refugee to Teacher: A High School Story” and “From Refugee to Teacher: A Middle School Story,” Student Literary Days Program of the 6^th Annual Carmel Authors & Ideas Festival, Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, 27 September 2012, 10am and 1pm. Read The Herald (Monterey County) front page story “Students hear a message of hope from writers at Carmel Authors & Ideas Festival” by Marcos Cabrera published on 28 September 2012. Read the York School Journal Entry of Andrea Sanico entitled “York Students Participate in Student Literary Day of Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival” on 28 September 2012.

“Non-Traditional Security Threats in Southeast Asia: Emerging Infectious Diseases” and “South China Sea: Resources and Economics,” Regional Security Education Program (RSEP) Briefings for United States Pacific Fleet, Glasgow 102, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 22 July 2012, 1pm and 2:15pm.

“Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Naval Area Medical Research Unit 2” in the refereed journal Asian Security, 8(2): 164-187, July 2012. As I do not own the copyright, please e-mail me if you’d like a FREE copy of the article.

Presenter, “Khmer Rouge (My Family’s Escape, My Country’s Role, My Take on Cambodia Today),” Lecture (Documentary Film & Commentary), Renaissance Weekend, Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa, Monterey, California, 3 July 2012, 12:30pm.

Panelist, “How Foreign Assistance Can Hinder Progress,” Plenary Cornerstone: Flashes of Genius (Glimpses of Extra-ordinarily Novel Thinking), Renaissance Weekend, Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa, Monterey, California, 2 July 2012, 2pm.

“Human Rights and Democracy: We Can All Do Better,” talk delivered at the 15^th Annual Freeman Salzburg Symposium on “Dynamic Asia: Strategies for a Common Future,”Salzburg Global Seminar, Parker Hall, Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg, Austria, 18 June 2012.

“New Film Tells Story of One Woman’s Escape (Cambodia news in Khmer),” Khmer Broadcast Service, Voice of America, 18 June 2012.

“The President and the Pandemic,” Forum:Blog, World Economic Forum, 24 April 2012.

“The End/Beginning: Cambodia,” (Broadcaster: Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp Pte Ltd) wins Gold World Medal in History & Society at the 55^th New York Festivals, 17 April 2012.

“Film Documentary Review: Enemies of the People. Directed by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath, Old Street Films, 2009, 94 minutes,” Contemporary Southeast Asia, 34(1), Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, April 2012.

“From Cambodia to California: A Refugee’s Journey,” Special Guest Lecture, Freedom Fields USA, Tehama Golf Country Club, Carmel, California, 31 March 2012. Read about my talk and see pictures from the event in the “Peninsula Scene” page of Carmel Magazine, Spring/Summer 2012.

PANEL PRESENTATION: “The Political Economy of Disease Control: Cambodia and Indonesia,” Nontraditional Security Issues in Asia Panel, the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Canada, 18 March 2012, 8am.

“China’s Oil Hunger in Angola,” (with Sigfrido Burgos, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), in the refereed Journal of Contemporary China (Impact Factor of 0.437 in Area Studies), 21(74): 351-367, March 2012. As I do not own the copyright, please e-mail me if you’d like a FREE copy of the article.

Screening of 47-minute documentary “End/Beginning: Cambodia” which I wrote and narrated, followed by Q&A at the Hanoi Cinematheque, Hanoi, Vietnam, 17 February 2012, 7:30pm.

“Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Naval Area Medical Research Unit 2”, Asia Health Policy Program working paper #27, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University and Stanford Center for International Development working paper 453, 22 January 2012.

“Intervention in Cambodia: A Double-Edged Sword” in a volume edited by Marc Guttman, MD (who really is an Emergency Room doctor) entitled Why Peace, 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0984980208. Order it on Amazon.com for here.

“The Geopolitics of China’s Global Resources Quest,” (with Sigfrido Burgos, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), in the refereed journal Geopolitics (© 2011 Thomson Reuters, 2010 Journal Citations Report® ranks Geopolitics 33^rd out of 65 in the Geography category, and 37^th out of 141 in the Political Science category, with an Impact Factor of 1.069), 17(1): 47−79, 2012. As I do not own the copyright, please e-mail me if you’d like a FREE copy of the article.

“Avian Influenza: The Political Economy of Disease Control in Cambodia,” in the refereed journal Politics and the Life Sciences, 30(2): 2-19, Fall 2011. PLS is owned and published by the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences which is both an American Political Science Association (APSA) Related Group and an American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Member Society. As I do not own the copyright, please e-mail me if you’d like a FREE copy of the article.

“Book Review: The Persistence of Cambodian Poverty: From the Killing Fields to Today (McFarland, 2011) by Harold R. Kerbo”, Contemporary Southeast Asia, 33(3): 397-399, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, December 2011.

<class=msonormal>“With Trial Under Way, Tribunal Faces Questions of Legacy (Cambodia news in Khmer)”, Voice of America Khmer Service, 5 December 2011.

“What would you do if loyalty were rewarded above competence?”, Aevy.com (formerly BBNM.org), 5 December 2011.

“A Refugee’s Journey”, Keynote Talk, Historically Black Institution Visitation Program, Purdue University, 9 November 2011.

<class=msonormal>“No Taxation Means No Representation” by Jason Gots, Big Think, 7 November 2011.

“The Politics of Transitional Justice in Cambodia”, at “Localizing Global Justice: Rethinking Law and Human Rights in Southeast Asia”Conference, Columbia University, 5 November 2011.

“Towards Effective Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance: H1N1 in the United States 1976 and Mexico 2009”, Report Number PA 11-012, Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Office of Strategic Research and Dialogues and Naval Postgraduate School, 26 October 2011. Also published as Stanford Center for International Development working paper 454, October 2011.

“Towards Effective Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance: Cambodia, Indonesia, and NAMRU-2”, Report Number OSRD 2011 025, Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Office of Strategic Research and Dialogues and Naval Postgraduate School, October 2011.

“Justice after Genocide: A Personal Journey,” at “New Frontiers in Human Rights Law” a two Day Symposium on War Crimes and Human Rights Law, Bard College, 25 October 2011.

“A combustible combination: Cambodia needs quality, not quantity, when it comes to growth”, Southeast Asia GLOBE: Views on Regional Affairs, Business, and Culture, October 2011.

Portrait of A Survivor: Sophal Ear, Ph.D. from Portrait of A Survivor on Vimeo 21 September 2011.

Panelist, “Two-Continent Focus (China/Africa, Their Respective Issues, The Emerging Ties),” Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa, Monterey, California, 4 September 2011.

Panelist, “Fewer Dragons, More Snakes: Modernizing US National Security Strategy (About Which Potential Adversaries Should America Be Concerned? What Was the Impact of Wiki-Leaks? If Not the US, Who’s to Police the World? What’s the Proper Role of US Foreign Aid?)”, Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa, Monterey, California, 2 September 2011.

Panelist, “Alternative Investments’ New Landscape (Issues Facing Hedge Funds, Private Equity & Commercial Real Estate)”, Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa, Monterey, California, 2 September 2011.

“The Origins of the Cambodia War Crimes Tribunal,” (with Peter Maguire), talk about the difficult birth of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, its hybrid nature and what it may, or may not, acchieve. Filmed by the Brother Number One team; released on 28 August 2011.

“Chapter 4: Growth in the Rice and Garments Sectors” in a refereed volume by Caroline Hughes (University of Murdoch) and Kheang Un (Northern Illinois University), eds. Cambodia’s Economic Transformation, Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Press, 2011, ISBN-13: 978-8776940836. Order it on Amazon.com for here. As I do not own the copyright, please e-mail me if you’d like a FREE copy of the chapter.

“Book Review: Cambodia’s Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land (Public Affairs, 2011) by Joel Brinkley”, Contemporary Southeast Asia, 33(2): 259-261, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, August 2011.

2011 McNair Symposium Keynote “A McNair Scholar’s Journey” at Faculty and Directors Dinner, at the Faculty Club, UC Berkeley, 4 August 2011, 7:30pm.

<class=msonormal>Official Trailer: Brother Number One from BNO Team on Vimeo.

“Brother Number One” is a New Zealand documentary on the torture and murder of New Zealand yachtie Kerry Hamill by the Khmer Rouge in 1978. It follows the journey of Kerry’s younger brother, Rob Hamill, an Olympic and Trans-Atlantic champion rower, who travels to Cambodia to retrace the steps taken by his brother and John Derwhirst, speaking to eyewitnesses, perpetrators and survivors. The film is directed by award-winning filmmaker Annie Goldson (Punitive Damages, Georgie Girl, An Island Calling), shot by Academy-award winning DOP Peter Gilbert (Hoop Dreams, At the Death House Door) and produced by BNO Productions and Pan Pacific Films. The team filmed extensively during the trial process of Comrade Duch, the Khmer Rouge commander of Tuol Sleng prison. I am interviewed as an expert and Civil Party in “Brother Number One.” World Premiere at the New Zealand International Film Festival, SKYCITY Theatre, Auckland, 24 July 2011.

“China’s Natural Resource Appetite in Brazil,” (with Sigfrido Burgos, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), in the refereed Asian Journal of Latin American Studies, 24(2): 69-89, 2011.

“Southeast Asia and China: Mainland and Island Perspectives” and “Non-Traditional Security Threats in Southeast Asia: Emerging Infectious Diseases,”Regional Security Education Program (RSEP) Briefings for United States Pacific Fleet, Ingersoll 122, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 16 July 2011, 9am and 10am.

“A Journey” Keynote Address and Q&A at Carmel Valley Manor, Carmel, California, 27 June 2011, 10:30am.

“Chinese Investment in Cambodia: Garments and Beyond” at workshop on “Chinese Investment in Southeast Asia,” City University of Hong Kong, China, Special Administrative Region, 17 June 2011.

Remarks delivered at the Annual Dinner of the Center for Justice and Accountability, The Julia Morgan Ballroom, San Francisco, California, 25 May 2011.

“Reinventing Ourselves After Genocide: Justice for the Past and Accountability for the Future” at International Colloquium “Cambodia, from then to now: Memory and plural identities in the aftermath of the genocide”, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 9 May 2011, 4:45pm.

“Local Good Governance of Rural Infrastructure Development Planning: Case Studies of Commune Councils in Cambodia,” (with Young Sokphea and SoparthPongquan), in the refereed International Journal of Environment and Rural Development, 2(1): 59-64, April 2011.

“Sophal Ear on Economic Security and Viral Sovereignty” interviewed by Parag Khanna on his Flip-Cam World video blog, ForeignPolicy.com, 22 April 2011.

“The End/Beginning: Cambodia” I share the compelling story of my family’s harrowing escape from Cambodia under the rule of the Khmer Rouge. I am the writer and narrator for this 43-minute film on Channel NewsAsia premiering on 15 April 2011 at 8pm in Singapore/Hong Kong with simulcasts in Delhi at 5:30pm and in Jakarta at 7pm. Rebroadcasts as follows:

“Citizenship: A Journey” at the International Baccalaureate Organization’s 25^th Annual IB Asia-Pacific Conference on “21^st Century Teaching and Learning: Citizenship, Creativity, Connectivity, and Compassion,” Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 17 March 2011, 11:15 AM.

“Towards Effective Emerging Infectious Diseases Surveillance: The Cases of Indonesia and Cambodia”, Advanced Systems and Concepts Office, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 10 March 2011, 3:00 PM.

“Towards Effective Emerging Infectious Diseases Surveillance: The Cases of Indonesia and Cambodia”, United States Department of State, Washington, District of Columbia, 10 March 2011, 11:00 AM.

Watch my 4-minute Q&A “Sophal Ear – Young Global Leader 2011”, Young Global Leader YouTube Channel,World Economic Forum, 9 March 2011. Read the North American press release by the WEF.

“How Is Peace Possible After Genocide?”, 6 minute TEDYou Talk, TED Active 2011 Showlounge, Riviera Resort, Palm Springs, California, 3 March 2011, 8:30 AM-10:30 AM.

PANEL PRESENTATION: (declined to participate due to overlapping prior commitment) “Governance and Authority in the Surveillance of Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Cases of Cambodia and Indonesia,” 52^nd International Studies Association Annual Convention in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 19 March 2011.

“Trade and Commerce in Southeast Asia,” (with Pierre van der Eng, Australia National University) and “Education in Colonial Southeast Asia,” (with Christine Inglis, University of Sydney) Entries in Jim Overfield (University of Vermont), ed. World History Encyclopedia, ABC-Clio, 2011, ISBN: 1-85109-929-8.

TED Talk rebroadcast at TEDxPhnomPenh, an independently organized TED event, 5 February 2011.

“Topic 2: Whose Objectives & Why?” Agriculture: Promoting Livelihoods in Conflict-Affected Environments Workshop, Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Casa Munras Hotel, Monterey, CA, 1 February 2011. A report for the workshop is available here.

“The Political Economy of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Cambodia”, in the refereed International Journal of Poultry Science (Asian Network for Scientific Information), 10 (1): 71-75, 2011.

“Cambodia, the US, and China: Continuity and Change in Foreign Relations” Fulbright Senior Specialist Talk delivered at the Institute of Security and International Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 20 December 2010.

Watch my 3-minute answer to the question “Is peace possible without social justice?” Video Talk for 141 Questions at the Universal Forum of Cultures Valparaíso 2010organized by the Universal Forum of Cultures Foundation, Valparaíso, Chile, 22 October-4 December 2010.

“Transnational Health and Security: Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance in Cambodia”, Council for Asian Transnational Threats Research (CATR) 10^th Bi-Annual Meeting-Symposium: “The Emerging Landscape of Transnational Threats: Taking CATR to the Next Level”, New World Hotel, Makati City, Philippines, 26-29 October 2010.

“Analysis: Chomsky should listen to his own advice and admit errors,” (with Geoffrey Cain), Opinion, The Phnom Penh Post, 18 October 2010.

“Emerging Threats: Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance in Cambodia and Indonesia”, U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Partnership: A Track-Two Dialogue for Long-Term Security Cooperation, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Singapore, 7-8 October 2010.

“Health and Security in Southeast Asia: Effective Surveillance for Emerging Infectious Diseases in Cambodia and Indonesia”, Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Asia Health Policy Program, Philippines Conference Room, Encina Hall, 616 Serra St., 3rd floor, Stanford University, 23 September 2010, noon.

“U.C. Berkeley Alum Dr. Sophal Ear” by James Rogers Jr., McNair Scholars Program Newsletter, 1(1): 6 & 8, August 2010.

“My mother’s escape from the Khmer Rouge”, Cable News Network Opinion, U.S. Edition, CNN.com, 26 July 2010. Reprinted as “Opinion: My Mother’s Escape From the Khmer Rouge Saved 20 Lives,” The Cambodia Daily, 13 October 2010. Read Elske Schouten’s Dutch-language article entitled “Niet huilen tijdens schokken: Tribunaal in Cambodja haalt wonden open” [“Do not cry during shock: Tribunal in Cambodia Gets Wounds”] in the 21 July 2010 issue of the magazine DeGroene Amsterdammer, Simon Roughneen’s piece on 28 July 2010 “Cambodia’s Teflon Tribunal” in ISN ETH Zurich, and Calum MacLeod’s 15 September 2010 USA Today feature “’History cannot be hidden’ as Khmer Rouge leaders tried” all of which quote me.

“Towards effective emerging infectious diseases surveillance in Cambodia and Indonesia”, Poster Presentation Abstract, supplement issue of the refereed International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Impact Factor: 2.529; 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.603), 14(supp 2), p. S98, July 2010.

“Towards effective emerging infectious diseases surveillance in Cambodia and Indonesia”, Poster Presentation, 4^th Ditan International Conference on Infectious Diseases, Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China, 15-18 July 2010. Winner of an AGD Prize  (RMB1,000).

POSTER PRESENTATION: (declined to participate due to overlapping prior commitment) “Towards effective emerging infectious diseases surveillance in Cambodia and Indonesia” Late Breaker Poster presentation at the 2010 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 11 – 14, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta on Tuesday Jul 13, 2010 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

“Towards Effective Emerging Infectious Diseases Surveillance: Evidence from Egypt (NAMRU-3), Kenya (USAMRU-K), Peru (NMRCD), and the US-Mexican Border (EWIDS)” Defense Threat Reduction Agency / Advanced Systems and Concepts Office Visit FY11 Proposal Presentations, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 8 July 2010.

“Transnational Threats in Asia: Diseases”, Joint Foreign Area Officer Skill Sustainment Pilot Program, Asia-in-Residence Course, Chapel on the quarterdeck of Herrmann Hall, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 24 June 2010, 10am.

“PACOM Strategic Focus: Cambodia”, Joint Foreign Area Officer Skill Sustainment Pilot Program, Asia-in-Residence Course, Chapel on the quarterdeck of Herrmann Hall, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 24 June 2010, 8am.

“China’s Strategic Interests in Cambodia: Influence and Resources,” (with Sigfrido Burgos, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), in the refereed journal Asian Survey(University of California Press), 50(3): 615–639, May-June 2010.

“Does Patronage Still Drive Politics for the Rural Poor in the Developing World? A Comparative Perspective from the Livestock Sector,” (with David K. Leonard, Jennifer Brass, Michael Nelson, Dan Fahey, Tasha Fairfield, Martha Johnson Gning, Michael Halderman, Brendan McSherry, Devra Coren Moehler, Wilson Prichard, Robin Turner, Tuong Vu, and Jeroen Dijkman), in the refereed journal Development and Change (Impact Factor: 1.359; ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2010: 14/47 in Planning & Development), 41(3): 475-494, May 2010. As I do not own the copyright, please e-mail me if you’d like a FREE copy of the article.

Watch my 11-minute Oslo Freedom Forum 2010 Talk “Beneath the Killing Fields of Cambodia,” released 28 May 2010 on OsloFreedomForum.com. My presentation is available below.

“Beneath the Killing Fields of Cambodia”, Session 2: In the Face of Evil, Oslo Freedom Forum, Christiania Theater, 27 April 2010. Read Jay Nordlinger’s IMPROMPTUS blog 4 May 2010 “Oslo IV” and 30 August 2011 “The hands of a cartoonist, &c.” inNational Review Online; Alvaro Vargas Llosa’s 5 May 2010 article “License to Oppress” in Real Clear Politics; Claudia Rosett’s 7 May 2010 column “Revaluing Freedom” in Forbes.com; Jonathan Foreman’s June 2010 Standpoint Magazine article “Oslo: Signing OFF on Human Rights”; and Jason Gots’ 22 August 2011 piece in BigThink.com article “Beyond Celebrity Adoptions: Inspiring Humanitarian Action”, all of which mention my talk.

“Chapter 3: Cambodia’s Patient Zero: Global and National Responses to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza” in Ian Scoones (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex), ed. Avian Influenza: Science, Policy and Politics, Earthscan, 2010, ISBN-13: 978-1-84971-096-1 for the paperback version (£20.00). Order it on Amazon.com for here. This is the book chapter version of my Stanford Center for International Development Working Paper 398, which is free.

(translation from Khmer: “Yuon: What’s in a xenonym?”) with Kenneth T. So (who really is a rocket scientist at United Launch Alliance),Koh Santepheap Daily, printed in two parts on 2 and 3 April 2010.

“Karma” in Kyra Gaunt (Baruch College-City University of New York), ed. The Audacity of Humanity, a free ebook, 2 April 2010.

“Topic 2: Whose Objectives & Why?” Agriculture: Promoting Livelihoods in Conflict-Affected Environments Workshop, Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Casa Munras Hotel, Monterey, CA, 23 March 2010. A report for the workshop is available here. Read Amanda Stein’s 12 April 2010 article “Growing a Brighter Future for Conflict-Affected Environments” in NPS Public Affairs about the workshop.

“Sophal Ear: Cambodian thinker”, Musings from Cambodia by Tharum Bun, Asian Correspondent, 23 March 2010.

“Khmer Rouge Tribunal vs. Karmic Justice”, Op-Ed, Global Edition of the New York Times, 17 March 2010. A version of this article appeared in print in The International Herald Tribune edition of 18 March 18, 2010 and in The Cambodia Daily titled “Cambodians Will Have to Wait for Karmic Justice for KR Leaders” on 19 March 2010.

“More Than Noble: How Human Rights Can Change Your Life or Human Rights: What’s in It for You?”, Luncheon, the Center for Human Rights Leadership, Claremont McKenna College, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 11 February 2010.

“Yuon: What’s in a xenonym?” (with Kenneth T. So, who really is a rocket scientist with United Launch Alliance), Comment, The Phnom Penh Post, 8 February 2010.

“Chomsky and the Khmer Rouge”, Letters, The Observer, 7 February 2010.

“2010: Cambodia Looks to the Future After a Decade of Momentous Change,” (with Julia Wallace, Neou Vannarin, et al.) Cover Story, The Cambodia Daily WEEKEND, Issue 621, pp. 4-7; 20-21, 2-3 January 2010. As I do not own the copyright, please e-mail me if you’d like a FREE copy of the article.

“Eulogy for a Cambodian Grandma: A Letter to Cam Youk Lim’s Grandchildren”, The Cambodia Daily WEEKEND, Issue 615, pp. 8-9, 26-27 December 2009.

“Livelihoods and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Cambodia,” (with Sigfrido Burgos, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), World’s Poultry Science Journal(2009 Impact Factor 1.613 ranking 10/49 in the Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science), Cambridge University Press, 65(4): 633-640, December 2009, the refereed journal of the World’s Poultry Science Association, ISSN: 0043-9339. As I do not own the copyright, please e-mail me if you’d like a FREE copy of the article.

“Transitional Justice Dilemma: The Case of Cambodia,” (with Virorth Doung, University of Queensland and Cambodia Development Resource Institute), Peace and Conflict Review, 4(1): 18-36, Fall 2009, a refereed journal hosted by the headquarters of the United Nations mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) in San Jose, Costa Rica, ISSN: 1659-3995.

«Ο Ιερός Κανόνας των Ερυθρών Χμερ» (translation from Greek: “Noam Chomsky as a Political Advocate of Khmer Rouge’s Totalitarianism”) based on a summary of chapters 1 and 2, and the whole of chapter 3 of my undergraduate honors thesis “The Khmer Rouge Canon”), Libertarian Movement, Athens, Greece, October-November 2009.

“Yuon và người Việt: điều gì trong một chữ ngoại?” (translation from Vietnamese: “Yuon and Vietnamese: What’s in a Xenonym?”) with Kenneth T. So (who really is a rocket scientist at United Launch Alliance), Talawas, the most popular internet journal on Vietnamese politics and culture (based in Germany), Fall 2009.

“Cambodia’s Patient Zero: The Political Economy of Foreign Aid and Avian Influenza”, SCID Working Paper 398, Stanford, CA: Stanford Center for International Development, September 2009.

“Sophal Ear and Cambodia”, Live interview on Dubai’s NIGHTLINE with James Piecowye (whom I met at TED2009) on Dubai Eye 103.8FM at 9pm, 27 September 2009.

“UPDATE & BEYOND – Towards Effective Emerging Infectious Diseases Surveillance: Cambodia, Indonesia, and NAMRU-2” Third Annual Defense Threat Reduction Agency / Center on Contemporary Conflict Research Themes Colloquium, Hyatt Hotel, Monterey, CA, 8 September 2009.

“Khmer Rouge Tribunal Update,” (delivered as remarks, without a projector), Renaissance Weekend, Monterey, California, 6 September 2009.

“What’s the Matter with Development Today? And What to Do About It,” Renaissance Weekend, Monterey, California, 5 September 2009.

“Change We Can Believe In: Preventing Pandemics – Because Emerging Infectious Diseases Are Non-Partisan,” (delivered as remarks, without a projector), Renaissance Weekend, Monterey, California, 4 September 2009.