Abstract In order to have a chance at success, counterinsurgency (COIN) requires multinational coalition forces to cooperate; and thus, the matter of command and control…
Country or Region: Vietnam
Summary In the quarter century after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Beijing assisted Vietnam in its struggle against two formidable…
Abstract THE APRIL 1975 victory of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA)-sandwiched between comparable denouements in Cambodia and Laos-has been greeted by the People’s Republic of…
Abstract Only two and one-half years ago the security situation in Southeast Asia seemed almost tranquil. Major actors appeared to be devoting their energies to…
Abstract Since Vietnam, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Myanmar, and Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the 1990s, concerns have been…
Summary This is the first complete, scholarly history of the Soviet-Vietnamese relationship. Pike concludes that Vietnam has entered into a marriage of convenience with Moscow…
Summary The South China Sea disputes continue to confuse and confound policymakers. The claims of all of the countries involved – China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the…
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Summary The Paracel Islands and South China Sea disputes require better understanding by U.S. policymakers in order to address the region’s challenges. To attain that…
Summary This book is the compilation of papers presented to the second international workshop themed “The South China Sea: Cooperation for Regional Security and Development”,…
Summary Tensions are on the rise in the South China Sea. Longstanding sovereignty disputes over the profusion of atolls, shoals, and reefs that dot the…
Abstract Although disputes in the South China Sea are in general under control since 2009, developments show that China-Philippines and China-Vietnam are two key relationships…
Summary The national strategy of the United States has reemphasized the Asia-Pacific region, but subsequent actions in that direction seem to be preempted by more…
Abstract Disputes over sovereignty and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea (SCS) involve both the claimants and major maritime powers. Two starkly different…
Abstract In the South China Sea dispute, some Track-2 settings, along with Track-1 efforts by ASEAN and China, have facilitated some conflict “management.” But they…
Abstract This essay reviews Vietnamese politics in 2013 through the lens of the constitutional drafting process and the unprecedented confidence vote in the National Assembly.…
