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  • 26 May 2023
    • India
    • Vietnam
    • Review

    India’s underperforming ties to Vietnam

    Jitendra Nath Misra
    India’s weak cultural imprint fragments into insignificance faced with China’s.
  • 28 Feb 2023
    • Vietnam
    • Energy
    • Resource security
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Vietnam’s challenge to wean off coal

    Trang Nguyen
    Fossil fuels have driven rapid growth but the country has pledged – with global help – to be carbon neutral by 2050.
  • 27 Feb 2023
    • Vietnam

    What recent changes at the top mean for Vietnam

    Le Hong Hiep
    Don’t expect major shifts in economic or foreign policy. The key challenge is a nest of structural obstacles at home.
  • 9 Feb 2023
    • Asia
    • Asean
    • China
    • India
    • Laos
    • North Korea
    • Sri Lanka
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Defence & Security
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • United Nations

    With caution and tact: How Asian countries voted on Ukraine at the UN 

    Stéphanie Fillion
    A resolution forces nations to show their hand. After Russia’s invasion, consistency has not been to everyone’s liking.
  • 2 Feb 2023
    • China
    • Vietnam
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • IMF
    • Trade

    Economic diplomacy: Diversification is hard to do

    Greg Earl
    Treasurer Jim Chalmers should rise above outdated jibes at the IMF to justify his aims for a new values-based economy.
  • 27 Jul 2022
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • International law
    • Sustainability

    What Vietnam can learn from Thailand’s fight against illegal fishing

    Thư Nguyễn Hoàng Anh
    After being issued a yellow card, Hanoi must look to its neighbours and international laws for the way forward.
  • 9 Jun 2022
    • Russia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Philippines
    • Ukraine

    Thailand seeking to profit from a global food crisis

    Craig Keating
    The war in Ukraine has highlighted weaknesses in Thailand’s policymaking and prompted cartel behaviour … again.
  • 16 May 2022
    • Sustainability
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Cambodia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Laos
    • Environment

    Diplomacy is indispensable to manage the Mekong

    Anoulak Kittikhoun
    The goal of a healthy river won’t be helped by misreading the shared mission of the Mekong River Commission.
  • 26 Apr 2022
    • United States
    • China
    • Russia
    • Vietnam

    Vietnam’s “Four No’s” of defence policy are being tested

    Huynh Tam Sang
    The war in Ukraine has forced Hanoi into a delicate dance between Russia and the United States.
  • 15 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security
    • South China Sea
    • Asean
    • Vietnam

    Taming troubled waters

    Lai Thai Binh
    Looking from Vietnam, multi-layer joint efforts to ensure maritime security are welcome in the South China Sea.
  • 12 Apr 2022
    • Sustainability
    • Myanmar
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Laos

    How the Mekong River Commission ignores reality

    Milton Osborne
    Nothing is worth celebrating in how a once mighty wild river has been cruelly tamed.
  • 12 Apr 2022
    • Maritime Security
    • China
    • Vietnam
    • Philippines
    • Malaysia

    China’s nine-dash line proves stranger than fiction

    Bec Strating
    How Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea have crept imperceptibly into global popular culture.
  • 25 Mar 2022
    • South China Sea
    • Asean
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Vietnam
    • Philippines
    • Malaysia

    Stiffening the ASEAN spine in the South China Sea

    Arrizal Jaknanihan
    Any “minilateral” grouping among Southeast Asian nations must be mindful of its internal contradictions.
  • 7 Mar 2022
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • Russia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Singapore
    • Laos
    • Ukraine

    Reading Southeast Asia on Ukraine 

    Susannah Patton
    Russia’s invasion has unified the West with new clarity, yet exposed ambiguity and uncertainty in Southeast Asia.
  • 22 Nov 2021
    • Vietnam

    Vietnam: “Let them eat steak”

    Helen Clark
    A minister’s extravagant meal abroad left a sour taste at home.
  • 2 Nov 2021
    • United States
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Russia
    • Vietnam

    Arms control is not just about arms

    Khang Vu
    Getting US-Russia arms control talks on track can weaken the Russia-China partnership and strengthen US-Vietnam ties.
  • 13 Oct 2021
    • Vietnam
    • Coronavirus

    Vietnam had seemingly conquered Covid. Then Delta spread

    Helen Clark
    The Southeast Asian nation is slowly emerging from months of lockdown but has plenty of challenges yet.
  • 2 Aug 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Vietnam
    • Russia

    Russia and Vietnam: An alliance of convenience

    Nikola Mikovic
    Moscow’s interests in Hanoi’s arms and oil make for a tricky strategic juggling act with Beijing.
  • 29 Jul 2021
    • Sustainability
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Vietnam
    • Laos
    • Environment

    Bad news for Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

    Milton Osborne
    Climate change, yes, but other factors, too.
  • 9 Apr 2021
    • Australia
    • Vietnam

    Obstacles and opportunities in Vietnam-Australia ties

    Hanh Nguyen
    The two countries see the region from different vantage points. But the prospects for cooperation are growing.
  • 24 Feb 2021
    • North Korea
    • Vietnam

    The ups and downs of the Vietnam–North Korea relationship

    Khang Vu
    Hanoi and Pyongyang have had their share of differences, but they also have a long historical connection.
  • 22 Sep 2020
    • South China Sea
    • Vietnam
    • United States

    The South China Sea map that wasn’t

    Khang Vu
    A mistake? Maybe. But a US map of Vietnam including the Paracel and Spratly islands raises big questions.
  • 11 Aug 2020
    • Sustainability
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Climate change
    • Southeast Asia
    • Laos

    Chinese dams and the Mekong drought

    Milton Osborne
    The environmental impact of China’s dam building upstream is undeniable. The silence from some quarters is surprising.
  • 28 Jul 2020
    • Cambodia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Southeast Asia
    • Laos

    What’s the secret to Southeast Asia’s Covid success stories?

    Dominic Meagher
    There is no secret.
  • 3 Jul 2020
    • Australia
    • Myanmar
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Philippines
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    Southeast Asian democracies in declining health amid Covid-19

    Melissa Crouch
    An illiberal turn across the region has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Australia should take note.
  • 18 May 2020
    • Global Issues
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Vietnam

    Why Vietnam embraces multilateralism at this uncertain time

    Le Dinh Tinh
    Communities might be locked in isolation for Covid-19, but Hanoi has faith in the way the world can work together.
  • 12 May 2020
    • Vietnam
    • Coronavirus

    Vietnam defies the odds on Covid-19

    Helen Clark
    Quick action by the government has helped prevent widespread infection – and turned the tide of public distrust.
  • 27 Apr 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • South China Sea
    • Asean
    • China
    • Vietnam

    Troubled waters: China’s sovereign ambition in the shadows of Covid-19

    Trinh Le
    While the US is busy containing the coronavirus, Beijing stakes its claims in the South China Sea.
  • 10 Apr 2020
    • North Korea
    • Vietnam
    • Coronavirus

    Vietnam, North Korea, politics and Covid-19: The numbers tell a story

    Khang Vu
    The two Communist nations boast low or even zero cases of the virus. What message does this send?
  • 10 Mar 2020
    • China
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Laos

    On the Mekong, Khon Pi rapids saved – for now

    Milton Osborne
    The drive to dam the river continues to outpace real understanding of the dams’ impact.
  • 28 Jan 2020
    • South China Sea
    • Asean
    • China
    • Vietnam
    • Malaysia

    Forging consensus in the South China Sea

    Michael Nguyen
    By backing each other’s claims, a united Southeast Asian front would be difficult for Beijing to divide and conquer.
  • 15 Jan 2020
    • China
    • Vietnam
    • Laos

    Another dam on the Mekong

    Milton Osborne
    In the face of environmental destruction and threats to livelihoods, a new dam project is being pushed through in Laos.
  • 15 Jan 2020
    • China
    • Vietnam

    Belt and rail: New Vietnam-China train aims to put relations on track

    Wu Shang-Su
    Updating a colonial legacy railway might offer more than a smoother connection between sometimes tense neighbours.
  • 8 Jan 2020
    • Vietnam

    Policing Vietnam: How Australia could help

    Melissa Jardine
    Men comprise 90% of the country’s police, and a common complaint is male officers pay scant attention to women’s issues.
  • 16 Dec 2019
    • Vietnam

    Vietnam’s 2020 strategy: a year of diplomatic force-multipliers

    Michael Nguyen
    As chair of ASEAN and with a seat on the UN Security Council, Hanoi has a chance to turn regional attention its way.
  • 26 Sep 2019
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Vietnam

    Economic diplomacy: Tourism power, defining China, and Vietnam jackpot

    Greg Earl
    Badly behaving Australians in Bali don’t always make good ambassadors – but perhaps their numbers help send a message.
  • 10 Sep 2019
    • North Korea
    • Vietnam

    The Amazing Race flies into North Korea

    Khang Vu
    North Korea’s charm offensive stepped up a gear when the popular and long-running TV franchise made a stopover.
  • 16 Aug 2019
    • South China Sea
    • China
    • Vietnam

    The Vanguard Bank standoff shows China remains undeterred

    Trinh Le
    <p>Coercion rather than conciliation is Beijing’s preferred tactic in South China Sea disputes.</p>
  • 3 Jul 2019
    • Global Economy
    • Vietnam

    Vietnam shapes as a key winner from the US-China trade war

    Michael Sainsbury
    Vietnam’s economy is booming as the country plays off old enemies as new friends in technology and manufacturing.
  • 27 Feb 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • Vietnam

    Why North Korea – and Vietnam – can benefit from the Hanoi Summit

    Trinh Le
    A more prosperous North Korea is a best case, as it is always harder to negotiate with someone who has nothing to lose.
  • 7 Feb 2019
    • United States
    • North Korea
    • Vietnam

    The Vietnamese venue will shape the second Trump-Kim summit

    Khang Vu
    <p>Trump and Kim Jong-un will meet in Vietnam, a backdrop with history for the US&nbsp;and promise for North Korea.</p>
  • 24 Oct 2018
    • Asia
    • Vietnam

    Vietnam: why blogger Mother Mushroom went free

    Hunter Marston
    Hanoi has released a prominent blogger, who'd been jailed on propaganda charges, on the condition she leave for the US.
  • 22 Oct 2018
    • China
    • Vietnam
    • Climate change

    Vietnam’s quandary: red or green?

    Greg Earl
    Vietnam is caught between Chinese rocks and a climate change hard place – and looks to partners like Australia for help.
  • 27 Sep 2018
    • Asia
    • Vietnam

    Death of a president: no power vacuum in Vietnam

    Vu Lam
    Tran Dai Quang’s tenure highlighted the weakness of the presidency among Hanoi's top political leaders.
  • 25 Jul 2018
    • Vietnam

    Facebook and Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law

    Sarah Logan
    The social media platform is an American commercial legacy, adapted by locals for politics, and now mistrusted.
  • 27 Jun 2018
    • Vietnam

    Vietnam: a month of mass protests

    Vu Lam
    <p>Recent public outrage demonstrate the optics of policy making matter, even in Vietnam.</p>
  • 18 Jun 2018
    • Vietnam

    Vietnam: reconciling the diaspora

    Vu Lam
    Healing the rift between the current regime and many Vietnamese abroad is a cause long overdue.
  • 12 Apr 2018
    • Vietnam

    Vietnam’s crackdown on dissent could undermine its stability and growth

    Hunter Marston
    Detaining enemies of the state could erode international support for Vietnam.
  • 30 Mar 2018
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • China's Military
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • South China Sea
    • Asean
    • China
    • Vietnam

    Deterrence under the dragon’s shadow: Vietnam’s military modernisation

    Wu Shang-Su
    Vietnam has long sought to calibrate its defence posture in the shadows of great power competition.
  • 16 Mar 2018
    • Myanmar
    • Russia
    • Vietnam

    Russian pragmatism on display in South East Asia

    Dmitry V. Shlapentokh
    Moscow has little to sell besides gas, oil, and military hardware – and that drives Russian policy in the region.
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