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

By and | Tháng Mười Một 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 and | Tháng Tám 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 […]

Xi’s Vietnam Visit: More Symbol than Substance

By and | Tháng Mười Một 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 […]