Truong Minh Vu, Author at Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

The Geopolitics of Infrastructure: ASEAN’s China Challenge

By Truong Minh Vu | Februari 13, 2017 | Categories: ASEAN, China

Backers of the Master Plan for ASEAN Connectivity 2025 have called for cooperation between it and China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, but the shift in geopolitical calculations resulting from such a partnership could cost ASEAN more than it bargained for.

Vietnam Coast Guard: Challenges and Prospects of Development

By Nguyen The Phuong and Truong Minh Vu | Januari 2, 2017 | Categories: Coast Guard, Vietnam

The role of the Vietnam Coast Guard in Vietnam’s overall maritime strategy is rising in importance, but comes with its own set of difficulties in implementation.

Vietnam’s Foreign Policy: In Search of a New Delicate Balance

By Nguyen Thanh Trung and Truong Minh Vu | November 10, 2016 | Categories: South China Sea, Strategy, Vietnam

Developments in the international affairs of Southeast Asia are generating considerable uncertainty and doubt among regional players, including Vietnam. Seeking a delicate balance between great powers, and among other regional states, is a necessity for Hanoi to keep Vietnam’s national interests and relationships with other countries undamaged.

Vietnam’s Need for a Post-Arbitration Policy

By Nguyen Thanh Trung and Truong Minh Vu | Ogos 18, 2016 | Categories: Arbitration, South China Sea, Vietnam

The July 12 judgement of the tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration regarding Manila’s case against Beijing’s South China Sea claims has reshaped the geostrategic landscape in Southeast Asia. But surprisingly, Vietnam has only issued a brief statement on the verdict, with Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Le Hai Binh saying that “Vietnam welcomes […]

After the Arbitration: Does Non-Compliance Matter?

By Lan Nguyen and Truong Minh Vu | Julai 22, 2016 | Categories: China, Philippines

International law does not contain an enforcement mechanism comparable to those of domestic legal systems. However, in the majority of cases, states do comply with the decisions of international courts and tribunals, albeit to varying extents.

Hard Power Meets Soft: Obama’s Visit to Vietnam

By Nhung Bui and Truong Minh Vu | Mei 26, 2016 | Categories: United States, Vietnam

U.S. and Vietnam build trust, sending a strong deterrence signal to China.

Flexible Response to Deter in the South China Sea

By Ngo Di Lan and Truong Minh Vu | April 7, 2016 | Categories: China, South China Sea, Spratly Islands

The United States needs to demonstrate the will to challenge China and a specific plan to counteract Chinese measures.

Xi’s Vietnam Visit: More Symbol than Substance

By Nguyen Thanh Trung and Truong Minh Vu | November 10, 2015 | Categories: China, South China Sea, Vietnam

President Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam on November 5-6 was the first by a Chinese president in 10 years. Hu Jintao made a trip in November 2005, when relations between the two countries were relatively relaxed. The period from 2006 to 2008, when China reached out to Southeast Asian neighbors and cooperated with the United […]