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Dr Nguyen Khac Giang is Visiting Fellow at the Vietnam Studies Programme of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He was previously Research Fellow at the Vietnam Center for Economic and Strategic Studies.

Articles by Nguyen Khac Giang (43)

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired a conference in Vientiane on 5 February 2026 on outcomes of the 14th National Party Congress, on the occasion of the former’s state visit to Laos. (Screengrab from Vietnam News Agency / Facebook)

Beyond Brotherhood: Vietnam’s New Playbook for Laos

Nguyen Khac Giang

In an attempt to prevent the latter from drifting too far into China’s orbit, Vietnam has made overtures to Laos in the form of functional cooperation.

Vietnam’s Post-War Generation Takes the Helm

Nguyen Khac Giang

For the first time, the next echelon of Vietnam’s top leaders have not been marked by the experience of the Vietnam War. They have to prove that they would be able to govern and produce the needed outcomes.

The Risk of Vietnam’s Local Leadership Carousel

Nguyen Khac Giang|Le Hong Hiep

Vietnam’s efforts to eradicate ‘localism’ have created side effects which might undermine proper governance.

The Domestic Calculations of To Lam’s Foreign Policy

Nguyen Khac Giang

Domestic factors seem to impel Vietnam’s top politician as he jetsets around the world, ahead of an all-important Party congress.

To Lam is Institutionalising Politics Again

Nguyen Khac Giang

Few had expected To Lam, Vietnam’s top leader, to rebuild the same institutions that he had dismantled.