(Phnom Penh): As Cambodia prepares its legal case before the International Court of Justice, we are not merely defending a piece of land. We are reaffirming something deeper: that in moments of conflict, law must prevail over emotion. Strategy over spectacle. Discipline over noise.

This is not the first time we’ve chosen that path.

In 1962, Cambodia turned to the ICJ and prevailed—through clarity, documentation, and quiet resolve.

Not through provocation. Not through escalation.

That same discipline is needed now.

The legal road is slow. It is often invisible. But it is the right one. And precisely because it is slow and silent, it requires national unity—not political gamesmanship.

I say this with concern: when opposition figures use this moment of national consequence to score domestic points, it doesn’t just weaken the image of a government.

It risks weakening Cambodia’s position.

It sends the wrong signal to the world: that we are not united on what matters most.

There is a time for critique. And a time for consolidation.
Now is the latter.

This legal process is not one leader issue. It is not a party issue.
It is a Cambodia issue.

And it deserves the full support of our people—across political lines, across generations.

More than that, it is a moment to reimagine long-term partnership with Thailand.

Not just through treaties, but through trade. Through tourism. Through education. Through culture. Through ASEAN.

Let the law do its work.
Let diplomacy stay steady.
And let us, as citizens, remember the difference between noise—and leadership.

This article was originally written by Arnaud Darc.
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