Vietnam ASEAN

Vietnam faces a full plate of opportunities and challenges during its chairmanship of the regional grouping.

The interaction highlighted the current and future opportunities for security cooperation between the two sides amid wider domestic and foreign policy developments.

The interaction highlighted one aspect of a developing defense relationship between the two countries.

The country’s upcoming UNSC stint will spotlight Hanoi’s approach to the world, and the opportunities and challenges therein.   

The interaction highlighted the ongoing activity in the security realm between the two sides in spite of significant lingering differences.

The engagement spotlighted some of the efforts both sides are making to boost ties.

The trip spotlighted ongoing efforts by both Southeast Asian states to develop their defense relationship.

The recent trip by a high-level Vietnamese defense delegation spotlighted ongoing activity in the bilateral relationship.

While the focus will be on the U.S. and North Korea, the summit shows Vietnam’s growing role in regional and global affairs.

A closer look at the broader context behind a new defense policy dialogue mechanism being discussed by the two sides.

The interaction highlighted some of the ongoing priority areas for the defense relationship heading into 2019.