Today on The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Katie Putz is joined by Jacob Sims, a columnist for The Diplomat, a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Asia Center and a leading expert on transnational crime and human rights in Southeast Asia. Sims authored a series of essays for The Diplomat focusing on Cambodia’s cyber scam economy, earning The Diplomat its first appearance as a finalist in the competition. Society of Publishers in Asia – or SOPA – Editorial Excellence Award 2026.
The winners will be announced on June 18, but today we have Sims on the podcast to talk about Cambodia’s fraudulent economy, its global reach and its domestic roots.
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