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Khang Vu

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North Korea’s Risky Bet on Military AI

Integrating AI into the North Korean military comes with risks, from technological vulnerabilities to the potential for an inadvertent nuclear war.

24.03.2026 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

The Domestic Impediment to Lee Jae-myung’s North Korea Policy

Disagreements over North Korea policy between Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young and Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun as well as National...

20.01.2026 9

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

The U.S. Raid on Venezuela: The View from Hanoi

What Vietnam thinks about the Trump administration's use of force in the Western Hemisphere.

13.01.2026 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

Why Vietnam Is Elevating Foreign Affairs to a ‘Core, Frequent’ Mission

The Communist Party's upcoming 14th National Congress is set to mark an important change in the country's approach to foreign policy.

27.11.2025 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

Lee Jae-myung’s North Korea Policy Is Built on Outdated Assumptions

Every South Korean liberal president, including Lee, has built their North Korea policy on three assumptions. None of them still holds true.

06.11.2025 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

How Vietnam’s Non-Aligned Foreign Policy Helps Bolster Its Position in the South China Sea

Hanoi's expansion of its outposts in the Spratly Islands has prompted little opposition from rival claimants, including China.

07.10.2025 8

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

Why Vietnam’s Demographic Decline Will Reinforce Its Non-Aligned Foreign Policy

The country's falling birthrate increases the urgency of creating a streamlined military deterrent – and maintaining good relations with regional...

26.08.2025 7

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

Why Vietnam Will Not Balance Against China

Vietnam is different from the rest of Asia in that it does not depend on the U.S. for security and China for trade. In fact, the opposite is true.

17.07.2025 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

Understanding The Logic of Vietnam’s Reconciliation Policy

Hanoi is willing to let bygones be bygones, but many RVN sympathizers refuse to accept the legitimacy of the country's communist political system.

14.05.2025 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Change the Trajectory of Vietnam’s Foreign Policy

The country’s economic response to the tariffs will be guided by its multilateral and diversified foreign policy approach.

07.04.2025 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

What Southeast Asian Countries Can Learn from Vietnam’s History of Negotiating Territorial Disputes with China

The involvement of an extra-regional great power in a small power’s territorial disputes with China may prove counterproductive.

17.03.2025 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

Vietnam’s ‘Era of National Rise’ and the Risk of Imperial Overreach: Lessons from 1975

Despite its growing prosperity and ambition, the country still has to tread a careful line between larger regional and global powers.

13.02.2025 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu

North Korea in 2025: Make Money Not War

A country on the precipice of war with its neighbors would not be selling arms and sending troops off to fight in a distant conflict.

14.01.2025 10

The Diplomat

Khang Vu