Overview

• Prime Minister Hun Manet formally submitted Trump’s nomination to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on August 7, praising his decisive role in securing a July truce.
• Trump personally called Cambodia’s Hun Manet and Thailand’s Phumtham Wechayachai to warn he would freeze U.S. trade negotiations unless fighting ceased.
• A Malaysia-mediated ceasefire took effect on July 28 and remains in place despite ongoing military patrols and mutual accusations.
• Critics, including former U.S. Ambassador Charles A. Ray, argue coercive diplomatic tactics deliver only short-term calm without addressing longstanding territorial disputes.
• Under Nobel rules nominations stay confidential for 50 years, rendering Cambodia’s endorsement symbolic until deliberations are declassified.