The Paris accords paved the way for Cambodia's first democratic election in 1993 and effectively brought the Cold War in Asia to an end.Īid from the West flowed and Cambodia became the poster child for post-conflict transition to democracy.īut the gains were short-lived and Premier Hun Sen, now in his fourth decade in power, has led a sustained crackdown on dissent. The genocidal regime wiped out up to two million Cambodians through murder, starvation and overwork, before a Vietnamese invasion toppled the communist Khmer Rouge but triggered a civil war. The Paris Peace Agreements, signed on 23 October, 1991, brought an end to nearly two decades of savage slaughter that began with the Khmer Rouge's ascent to power in 1975. Three decades after a landmark agreement ended years of bloody violence in Cambodia, its strongman ruler has crushed all opposition and is eyeing dynastic succession, shattering hopes for a democratic future. Physical copies will be available on the 22nd, but it's launching via digital distribution (although at the time of writing, hadn't actually gone live, so you might want to check back in a few hours.In this file photo taken on 23 October, 1991, (from L to R) Khmer Rouge factions leaders Im Chuun Lin, Cambodia's Premier Hun Sen, Dith Munty, Cambodia's Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Ieng Mouly and Khieu Samphan applaud after signing the peace treaty, which ended decades of civil war in Cambodia, in Paris. Supreme Ruler: Cold War is out today, but don't look for it in shops - not yet. Either way, much clicking will undoubtedly be involved. Or stare at each other in passive aggressive ways, without ever quite coming to blows. But if you don't, Cold War gives you full control over either the USSR or US in full campaigns, with other nations in the Sandbox mode, and up to 16 smarter people than me can fight it out at once.
Looks like this is all under control, and now the little dots are. After that, it looks like the world has come down with an attack of measles, which the player is very capably taking care of by clicking buttons. The opening scene of pink dots surrounding America is genuinely terrifying, if they're the enemy, otherwise probably quite comforting. I can safely say that this is the tensest battle between little red dots and pink dots I've ever witnessed.
If you've got the patience and tactical thinking required to take the job on though, Paradox's Supreme Ruler: Cold War is out today. Not only am I the worst RTS player in the history of the universe, I just don't think I'd be able to resist the temptation of launching a few nukes to see if I could draw a big smiley face in the middle of Utah.
Giving me control over either the US or USSR in the middle of the Cold War would probably be a bad idea.
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