South China Sea

Vietnam: A tale of two Superpowers

The US withdrawal from Kabul has been compared to its humiliating retreat from Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, however after forty-six years relations have improved so much so that the US Vice President, Kamala Harris has paid a visit to the communist nation on 25th of August 2021.

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The 1st Indo-Pacific Strategic Dialogue between Thailand-Australia

Director-General of Department of American and South Pacific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and the First Assistant Secretary, US & Indo-Pacific Strategy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, led the Thai-Australian delegation discussing perspectives on the international strategic environment and development in ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific region in the 1st Indo-Pacific Strategic Dialogue between Thailand-Australia.

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ASEAN: A never-ending bumpy road between China & US

As recently attested by regional developments, ASEAN is still on a bumpy road along the US and China contestation. The current health crisis, such as COVID-19, also extrapolate the race between these big powers to acquire support from ASEAN for their respective agenda. This current plot has also triggered some arguments on “vaccine imperialism” rather than “vaccine diplomacy”.

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