... will not undermine his country’s sovereignty by withdrawing its vessels from patrolling national waters.
As tensions mount, Vietnam is not twiddling its thumbs. Lately, Hanoi has in fact been building up its own
maritime militia
, which patrols the ... ...
Sino-Russian Relations Are Still Not an Alliance, but They Are More Than Partnership
Russia’s stake in the wrangle
Located thousands of kilometers away, Russia may look like a full-fledged outsider of this dispute. Still waters run deep. Back in 2016, ...
The APEC Summit in Vietnam may be remembered for a number of reasons, although not necessarily for anything related to the APEC itself
On November 6–11, the city of Da Nang in central Vietnam will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ ...
... weeks). The US then fired all Baath Party members down to Level 4 without any agreed reconciliation process. This gave tens of thousands of influential Iraqis – often Western-educated – an incentive to oppose the new Iraq rather than support it. In the ... ... not to mention al-Qaeda, which was rising in the Sunni community in Iraq. The unfinished war in Afghanistan and the unending, Vietnam-like quagmire in Iraq produced two growing insurgencies.
The Surge of Petraeus and his “Shipmate” Mattis
Before ...
U.S. President Barack Obama’s trip to Vietnam and lifting of the arms embargo will no doubt boost bilateral relations. But for Hanoi it is still a rebalance, not a pivot, as Vietnam still has a strong reliance on Russian military exports.
Earlier this week, in a farewell trip to Asia, U.S....
... encompassing a broad range of areas for cooperation — it is a serious claim to the role of the agenda-setter both at the regional and global levels. Russia will benefit from accessing the market of 12 countries while having economic ties only with Vietnam. However, there are several negative scenarios: what is being established now is a new bloc of countries sharing the same vision, abiding by its own rules, and defining its own quality standards, which will enable them to put those who fail to ...
Vietnam’s Party Leaders Visit Washington
Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary General of the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP), just completed an historic five-day visit to the United States (July 6-10 2015). No previous party leader has visited the U.S. before....
It’s time to consider if there is anything Russia can offer to Vietnam that others can’t
On April 6-7, 2015, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV). Russian public opinion is accustomed to perceiving Vietnam as a traditional friend and partner, preferring to ...
... consider Hanoi a key Asian partner, the reality of the bilateral relationship after the breakup of the USSR has actually been inertia, thereby opening opportunities for the U.S.A. and the People's Republic of China (PRC) to gain a strong foothold in Vietnam. With Russia once again intent on achieving a meaningful presence in Asia-Pacific, it appears appropriate to analyze the role of a strategic partnership with Vietnam within Russia’s regional strategy and a rapprochement as such in relation ...
China, Philippines, Vietnam, USA
The latest developments in the South China Sea conflict between China and the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia have been escalating tensions in the region and affecting the conflict's entire political configuration. The issue is China's decision ...
