Vu Lam
![Vu Lam](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/Vu%20Lam%20WEB.jpg)
Biography
Publications
Vu Lam is a PhD Candidate in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. His areas of interest include soft power and public diplomacy, with a focus on Vietnam’s foreign policy.
![Death of a president: no power vacuum in Vietnam](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Tran%20Dai%20Quang.jpg?itok=mO8IYB2J)
Death of a president: no power vacuum in Vietnam
Tran Dai Quang’s tenure highlighted the weakness of the presidency among Hanoi's top political leaders.
![Vietnam: a month of mass protests](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Vietnam%20flag%20WEB%202.jpg?itok=HwY0OUok)
Vietnam: a month of mass protests
Recent public outrage demonstrate the optics of policy making matter, even in Vietnam.
![Vietnam: reconciling the diaspora](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/14254106735_bc33ec351b_o-mini.jpg?itok=dsAmS3bB)
Vietnam: reconciling the diaspora
Healing the rift between the current regime and many Vietnamese abroad is a cause long overdue.