Abstract Although there is currently no operational nuclear power plant in the ten countries comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), regional governments have…
Country or Region: Vietnam
Abstract Interest in nuclear power is rising in Southeast Asia. Indonesia is set to lead the way, followed by Vietnam, Thailand, and potentially the Philippines…
Abstract Southeast Asia is experiencing a nuclear energy renaissance. Why have some Southeast Asian countries chosen to pursue nuclear power, while others have not? Among…
Abstract Sino-Vietnamese relations since the mid-1980s represent an interesting case for studying how economic considerations can transform two conflicting states into peaceful accommodation in an…
Abstract During the 1990s, skeptical aid donors confronted an example of development “success” in Vietnam. Understanding this requires reflection upon economic conditions in North Vietnam…
Abstract This article examines Vietnam’s strategy toward China since 1990. The study suggests that Vietnam’s China policy has been informed by a changing mix of…
Introduction In late 2011 and early 2012, the Obama administration rolled out its most significant strategic policy decision: the ‘rebalancing’ of its foreign- and defence-policy…
Abstract Vietnam is fast emerging from the shadows of Chinese dominance and asserting itself in a way it had never done before. Its inclusion in…
Abstract Although party leaders insist on maintaining Leninist control over Vietnam’s politics, the government is opening the country to foreign investment. A gradual association between…
Abstract This article seeks to indicate Vietnam’s response to an evolving security environment. The concept of security is a weakly developed one. National security has…
Abstract Although China and Vietnam are involved in both territorial and boundary disputes in the South China Sea, at present, managing the territorial dispute over…
Abstract The recent literature on China’s relations with North Vietnam has given insufficient attention to the impact of the Sino-Soviet conflict. This article underscores the…
Abstract This article argues that Vietnamese co-operation with China’s principal enemy, the Soviet Union, was the necessary and sufficient cause for the termination of China’s…
Abstract In November 2002 the ASEAN states and the People’s Republic of China agreed upon a Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South…
Abstract This paper analyzes the developments in Vietnam’s relations with China from the time both countries normalized relations in 1991 to the present. It states…
