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New publication: Astrid Norén-Nilsson has published a new article in The Diplomat Magazine

Memorial shrine festooned with bas-reliefs of Khmer Rouge atrocities at Wat Somrong Knong. Cambodia. 18.04.2019
Memorial shrine festooned with bas-reliefs of Khmer Rouge atrocities at Wat Somrong Knong. Cambodia. ©Julian / Adobe Stock

Article on the memory of 17 April 1975 

At the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge take-over of Cambodia on 17 April 1975, the article looks back at this history and then traces out how the memory thereof plays out in contemporary politics.

The article is available on the Diplomat website