Phan Xuan Dung is a Research Officer at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and a PhD student at the Australian National University.
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Articles by Phan Xuan Dung (24)
Vietnam’s Memory Diplomacy: Curating the Past for an Uncertain Future
Phan Xuan Dung
Vietnam has stepped up efforts to broaden and deepen memory alliances, enabling its multidirectional foreign policy amid intensifying geopolitical tensions and competing blocs.
Vietnam’s Response to Controversial Mekong Projects in China, Laos, and Cambodia
Phan Xuan Dung
Vietnam is anxious about the geostrategic implications of upstream Mekong projects in China, Laos, and Cambodia. It faces the dilemma of protecting its vital interests in the Mekong while maintaining stable and cooperative relations with its three neighbours.
Xi’s Southeast Asia Tour: China Needs More Than a Charm Offensive
Phan Xuan Dung|Nguyen Khac Giang
China has embarked on a charm offensive in Southeast Asia in the wake of the US’ “Liberation Day” tariffs. This is unlikely to allay concerns about its regional behaviour.
Trump’s Aid Freeze Could Disrupt Progress in US-Vietnam Reconciliation
Phan Xuan Dung
Suspending USAID programmes risks undermining years of work building trust between the former enemies and helping victims of the Vietnam War.
Vietnam’s Era of ‘National Rise’: Great Expectations
Phan Xuan Dung
To Lam, Vietnam’s General Secretary, intends to usher his country into a new period of “national rise”. But the accelerated nature of his goal will be challenging.