Cambodia gains ground in latest peace index
Cambodia improved its performance in this year’s Global Peace Index, climbing seven places from last year to reach 106 out of the 162 countries ranked in the study. The improvement is relative, though, with the impact of violence having cost an estimated $1.5 billion. The Institute for Economics and Peace’s annual Global Peace Index analyzes domestic and international conflict, militarization and security issues, and estimates the economic impact on countries of dealing with the consequences of violence. …
Simon Henderson
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