Vu Lam
Biography
Publications
Dr. Vu Lam is a policy analyst and researcher affiliated with UNSW Canberra, specialising in Southeast Asia and Australia’s Indo-Pacific engagement. The views expressed are the author’s own and do not reflect those of his workplace and affiliated institutions.
NATO’s 5% pledge and the quiet drift from the Indo-Pacific
Over the past five years, security ties between the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific have grown closer. But we may be witnessing the onset of a decoupling.
Personality over protocol: Thailand-Cambodia tensions reveal ASEAN’s quiet crisis
Hun Sen’s leaked recording of Thai PM exposes how unregulated informal diplomacy can threaten regional stability.
Myanmar and ASEAN’s parallel diplomacy trap
In Southeast Asia, national imperatives are increasingly outweighing regional cohesion.
The tariff war that’s accelerating Asia’s trade transformation
As the deadline for suspension looms, regional economies are looking to patch the vulnerabilities of regional economic architecture.
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
Recent public outrage demonstrate the optics of policy making matter, even in Vietnam.
Vietnam: reconciling the diaspora
Healing the rift between the current regime and many Vietnamese abroad is a cause long overdue.
