Hoang Thi Ha is Senior Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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Articles by Hoang Thi Ha (40)
Nguyen Phu Trong’s ‘Bamboo Diplomacy’: Legacy in the Making?
Hoang Thi Ha
Vietnam’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is actively promoting “Vietnamese bamboo diplomacy” as his foreign policy legacy. The concept is not altogether new but it has been riding upon Trong’s political ascendency and Vietnam’s geopolitical fortunes.
India’s Expanding Global Influence Has Limited Reach in ASEAN
Hoang Thi Ha|Eugene R.L. Tan
India is seizing strategic opportunities to emerge as a new global power but its influence in Southeast Asia is not keenly felt yet.
Biden Administration and Southeast Asia: Realpolitik the Name of the Game
Hoang Thi Ha|Cha Hae Won
As competition with China becomes an organising principle of American foreign policy, realpolitik is the name of the game in U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia.
Quad-lite Makes Right?
Hoang Thi Ha|William Choong
Analyses about the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) tend to focus on its four-way formal structures. An examination of the bilateral and plurilateral interactions between Quad members, as well as those between Quad members and other regional states, suggests that their coalition building is much more nimble and flexible.
Why China Supports the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone
Hoang Thi Ha
Since 1999, China has expressed its readiness to sign the SEANWFZ Protocol and is the only Nuclear Weapon State willing to do so without reservations. This Long Read explores China’s strategic considerations behind this stance.