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As the Fellowship Program Manager, Chhengpor Aun oversees the Future Forum's research and policy fellowship activities. Trained in both Germany and Cambodia on international relations (IRs), mass communication, and public policy, his research interests include nexus between IRs and emerging technologies, Cambodia and Vietnam current affairs, and Indo-Pacific geopolitics. Prior to Future Forum, Aun was a journalist with words published on Voice of America, South China Morning Post, and Reuters while contributing analyses to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). He was also a visiting research fellow affiliated with the Shangri-La Dialogue 2023 at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
Chhengpor AUN
Fellowship Program Manager

EDUCATION
MA International Affairs (2024) in The Hertie School and BA Media Management (2017) in Royal University of Phnom Penh
RESEARCH INTERESTS
International Relations; Science and Technology Policies; Cambodia; Vietnam; and Indo-Pacific.