Trump’s second term has been impacting international relations between the US and the rest of the world at a whirlwind pace. The US-led international order established after WWII is shifting, bringing...

Bill Hayton is the editor of the RSAA’s journal Asian Affairs and was the BBC reporter in Vietnam in 2006-7 On 30 April, Vietnam marks the anniversary of the formal end of a war. But how long did that...

Bill Hayton is the editor of the RSAA’s journal Asian Affairs and was the BBC reporter in Vietnam in 2006-7 On 30 April, Vietnam marks the anniversary of the formal end of a war. But how long did that...

The devastating earthquake has put further strain on the embattled military regime as it fights a civil war. It is unlikely to collapse imminently, but the country’s crisis will only get worse.

From tariffs on allies to gutting aid programs to mocking the rule of law, the president’s moves could be a dream come true for the Chinese.

The peace deal comes into effect on the weekend but experts aren't convinced it will lead to hostilities easing across the war-torn country.

Jeremy Murray reviews three books on how the United States’ failure to ratify UNCLOS threatens global maritime order.

The inclusion of public security alongside diplomacy and defence in their new dialogue mechanism has piqued analysts’ interest.

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This interview with the Vietnamese journalist and author Huy Đức covers his life and work up to 2013. In addition to providing a detailed biography of this important figure, the interview sheds light ...

The discovery of a new radar system on China’s Triton Island military base shows that Beijing is rapidly developing its intelligence capacities in contested waters, write John Pollock and Damien Symon...

A new state president and party general secretary have been appointed following the death of long-time leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng in July 2024. The takeover of Vietnamese politics by the security forces has several implications. Most obviously, it means there is little chance of further political liberalisation. Internationally, the intentions of the new leadership are harder to read, but their political instincts are likely to lead them closer to their comrades in Beijing and away from Western-style democracies.