(Phnom Penh): Right now, most Cambodians believe we are still fighting to survive, fighting to be heard, fighting to prove that we are not the aggressor. But what many haven’t realized yet is this: we are no longer the ones trying to catch up. We are the ones being watched with respect by a world that is beginning to see the truth on its own.
While our people mourn, worry, and wait, something has already shifted. And it is shifting in our favor. You just haven’t seen it because it’s not happening on the battlefield. It’s happening in silence, in framing, in the way the world now speaks about us.
What most Cambodians haven’t realized is that Thailand is not just attacking Cambodia. It is collapsing from within. What we are witnessing is not strength. It is panic. Thailand’s aggression is not aimed at us because we are a threat. It is aimed at us because they are trying to distract their own people from asking the real question: why is our country falling apart?
Their government is split. Their army acts without discipline. Their economy is bleeding quietly. Their citizens are being silenced because the truth is too dangerous to let spread. This is not a war against Cambodia. It is a war against their own unraveling.
At the peace talks in Malaysia, many of us celebrated the image of dialogue. But what Thailand is doing at that table is not negotiation. It is stalling. While they talk, their artillery continues. While they smile, their propaganda spins. While they shake hands, they refuse international monitors and deny legal processes. What they fear most is not Cambodian soldiers. It is international truth they cannot erase.
We are the ones who walked into Malaysia with documentation, with timelines, with clarity. They arrived with hesitation and contradictions. That is not a diplomatic balance. That is exposure.
Cambodians also haven’t realized that we already control the global narrative. We just haven’t used that power fully yet. The international press is no longer confused. Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, and The Guardian have called out Thailand’s contradictions and aggression. Human Rights Watch has already documented their war crimes. The pathway to the International Court of Justice is already forming.
Thailand still thinks it controls the script. But what they don’t know is that the audience has turned. We have become the lawful voice. They have become the unstable one. Every rejection they make, every refusal to be seen, becomes another mirror showing the world who they really are.
Many Cambodians feel disappointed that ASEAN has not spoken directly. But silence is not indifference. It is quiet disapproval. ASEAN is watching. They are embarrassed. Thailand is not acting like a stabilizing nation. It is making the entire region look weak. Slowly, ASEAN is stepping back. Cambodia is no longer the outsider. Thailand is becoming the liability.
We must also stop thinking we are the weak ones. We are not small. We are not helpless. We are not voiceless. We are the ones showing discipline. We are the ones holding back. We are the ones speaking clearly while others shout.
They brought jets. We brought facts. They brought excuses. We brought law. They wore a mask. We held the mirror.
Cambodia, you must see what is already happening. You are winning, not because of weapons, but because of how you held your posture while the world watched.
Thailand still believes this is a war over territory. But this is not about land. This is about memory. Memory belongs to the ones who stay calm when others panic. To the ones who bring truth when others bring denial. To the ones who were ignored until they became undeniable.
The battlefield has already shifted. The myth has already cracked. Now it is time for our people to see it clearly. This war is not just fought with force. It is fought with clarity, with law, and with truth that outlasts every lie.
And right now, that truth is already on our side.
This article was written by Lukilian Severus.
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