Importing the Surveillance State: Tô Lâm, China, and the Pivot Away from the U.S.
Tô Lâm was packing for Beijing almost immediately after taking his presidential oath, aiming to start the first steps in ...
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Việt Nam’s Silence on Iranian Unrest Shows the Limits—and Morality—of its Diplomacy
The escalating unrest in Iran is making international headlines. What began as public frustrations over economic conditions and a weakening ...
Hoàng Xuân Chiến Harassment Scandal and the Challenge for Việt Nam’s “Bamboo Diplomacy”
On Oct. 24, Deputy Minister of National Defense of Việt Nam Hoàng Xuân Chiến appeared on Human Rights Watch’s “Hall ...
What Will To Lam’s Foreign Policy Look Like?
President To Lam has been elected the new general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) after an extraordinary plenum ...
Why Vietnam’s Israel Policy Reveals the Limits of Its Foreign Policy
Summary:Historically, the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) has been supportive of Palestine and its quest for Palestinian statehood.However, its modern relations ...
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