Summary Although the Chinese and the Vietnamese were Cold War allies in wars against the French and the Americans, their alliance collapsed and they ultimately…
Country or Region: Vietnam
Summary The eyes of the West have recently been trained on China and India, but Vietnam is rising fast among its Asian peers. A breathtaking…
Abstract The middle powers literature often conflates role identity (national self-conception) of middle power states with role performance (foreign policies), while neglecting East Asia as…
Abstract This article seeks to analyse the strength and weaknesses of the three main international relations (IR) approaches, namely, neo-realist, liberal institutionalist, and constructivist frameworks,…
Abstract Vietnam’s membership of ASEAN was driven by pragmatic reasons of economic growth, political independence and regime survival in a post-Cold War environment. But in…
Abstract Atomic energy applications have been developed and used in various sectors of the national economy in Vietnam. Recently, the Government has approved the ‘Strategy…
Abstract Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam recently announced that they are launching nuclear energy programs, and Malaysia and the Philippines soon may follow suit. As a…
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Abstract This is an interview with Dr. Phat, the Former Chairman of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission (VAEC) and the current Chairman of its Council of…
Abstract Since 1980 we established and implemented successfully the National Programme for Application of Nuclear Energy to Socio-Economy Sectors of Vietnam, in which the Dalat…
Abstract Vietnam’s demand on power supply is increasing rapidly along with economic growth. It is a matter of urgency for Vietnam to find alternative energy…
This official statement discusses Vietnam’s latest nuclear energy strategy called the National Master Plan for power development for the 2011 – 2020 period with the vision…
Abstract The possibility of nuclear power in Southeast Asia to help meet huge growth in electricity demand has suddenly risen in government planning. Vietnam, Indonesia…
Summary In Hard Interests, Soft Illusions, Natasha Hamilton-Hart explores the belief held by foreign policy elites in much of Southeast Asia—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore,…
