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Bamboo Diplomacy
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Vietnam BriefingMembers
Hà Nội Plans a Monument to Triumph | Grab Drivers Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Key Events Who Gets Heard in Việt Nam: Monument Planners or Struggling Workers? Hà Nội’s proposed triumphal arch and Grab drivers’ calls for a boycott expose a troubling contrast in…
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OpinionMembers
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 his self-proclaimed New Era. Unanimously elected as state president on…
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Human RightsMembers
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 currency has quickly evolved into mass anti-government demonstrations across all…
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PoliticsMembers
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 of Shame.” Chiến was accused of the “inappropriate touching” of…
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OpinionMembers
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 of the Central Committee, cementing his position as the country’s…
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PoliticsMembers
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 with Israel and lack of supportive actions towards…
