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PROFESSIONAL
Adjunct Global Faculty member, Center of Southeast Asian Studies, Ohio
University (April 2009-present).
Member, International Advisory Board, Contemporary Southeast Asia (December
2008-December 2010).
Member, Southeast Asia Publications Committee, Asian Studies Association of
Australia (January 2004-December 2010).
Visiting Fellow, Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence
College, Weston Creek, ACT, March 2010.
PUBLICATIONS 2010
Major
“Political Legitimacy in Vietnam: Challenge and Response”, Politics & Policy
[Journal of the Policy Studies Organization], 38(3), June 2010, 423-444.
Recent Developments in the South China Sea: Grounds for Cautious Optimism?, RSIS
Working Paper No. 220, Singapore: S. Rajaratnam School of International
Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, December 14, 2010. 33pp.
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“Recent Developments in the South China Sea: Implications for Peace, Stability
and Cooperation in the Region,” in Tran Truong Thuy, ed., The South China Sea:
Cooperation for Regional Security and Development: Proceedings of the International
Workshop co-organized by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the Vietnam
Lawyers’ Association, 26-27 November 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi: Nha Xuat Ban
The Gioi, 2010. 125-138.
“The South China Sea Dispute: A Review of Developments and Their
Implications since the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties,” in K. V.
Kesavan and Daljit Singh, eds., South and Southeast Asia: Responding to Changing
Geo-Political and Security Challenges. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian
Studies and New Delhi: KW Publishers Pvt Ltd, 2010. 57-72 (with Ian Storey).
Southeast Asia: Patterns of Security Cooperation, ASPI Strategy Report. Canberra:
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, September 2010. 68pp.
“The Trial of Le Cong Dinh: New Challenges to the Legitimacy of Vietnam’s
Party-State,” Journal of Vietnamese Studies, 5(3), 2010, 196-207.
“The United States and Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea,” Security
Challenges [Kokoda Foundation], 6(2), Winter 2010, 69-84.
“US Rapprochement with Laos and Cambodia,” Contemporary Southeast Asia,
32(3), 2010, 442-459.
“Vietnam,” in Karen J. Sparks, ed., Encyclopaedia Britannica 2010 Book of the Year.
Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2010. 490-491.
“Vietnam and Rising China: The Structural Dynamics of Mature Asymmetry,” in
Daljit Singh, ed., Southeast Asian Affairs 2010. Singapore: Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies, 2010. 392-409.
Vietnam People’s Army: Development and Modernization. Armed Forces Lecture
Paper Series Paper No. 4. Bandar Seri Begawan: Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, 2009. 43pp.
Minor
Book Review: Mark Atwood Lawrence, The Vietnam War: A Concise International
History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008 in The Journal of Military History,
74(3), 2010, 1340-1341.
“Bất thường Biển Đông trong nghị trình ASEAN,” Tuan Vietnam.Net, July 27,
2010.
http://tuanvietnam.net/2010-07-25-bat-thuong-bien-dong-trong-nghi-trinh-
asean
“China’s Soft Power v America’s Smart Power,” East Asia Forum, August 31,
2010.
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http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/08/31/chinas-soft-power-v-americas-
smart-power/#more-13831
'Có lẽ Việt Nam đang mừng thầm', Nguoi Viet Online, July 26, 2010.
http://www.nguoi-viet.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=116529
‘Opinion: A battle between the dragon and the eagle’, UNIKEN, No. 59,
November/December 2010, 16.
http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/uniken/2010/uniken_novdec_2010.pdf
“Southeast Asia: Patterns of Security Cooperation,” East Asia Forum, October 29,
2010. http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2010/10/29/southeast-asia-patterns-of-
security-cooperation/print/
“US-Vietnam Relations: A Scorecard,” Asia Pacific Bulletin (East-West Center,
Washington, D.C.), No. 67, September 14, 2010. 1-2.
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/publications/search-for-publications/browse-
alphabetic-list-of-titles/?class_call=view&pub_ID=3548&mode=view
“Vietnam’s Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Activists,” Asian Currents (Asian
Studies Association of Australia e-bulletin), no. 66, February 2010.
http://asaa.asn.au/publications/ac/asian-currents-10-02.html
“Vietnam’s Defensive Diplomacy,” Op Ed, The Wall Street Journal, August 20-22,
2010. 11,
Publications in press
Book Review, Brantly Womack, China and Vietnam: The Politics of Asymmetry.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. For Journal of Southeast Asian
Studies, Submitted January 25, 2010. Publication date: January 2011.
“China and Southeast Asia: A Shifting Zone of Interaction,” in Sean McDonald
and Bruce Vaughn, eds., The Borderlands of Southeast Asia: Geopolitics, Terrorism,
and Globalization. Washington, D.C. National Defense University Press, 2011.
“Vietnam and the Impact of Climate Change,” in Daniel Moran, ed., Climate
Change and National Security: A Country-Level Analysis. Washington, D.C.:
Georgetown University Press, 2011. 48-75. Publication date April 2011.
“The Expanding Roles of the Vietnam People’s Army, 1975-2002,” in Gilles de
Gantès and Tobias Rettig, eds., Armées et sociétés en Asie de Sud-Est XIXe-Xxe.
Paris: Éditions Les Indes Savantes, 2011. 455-470. Publication date July 14, 2011.
“Military Politics in Contemporary Vietnam: Political Engagement, Corporate
Interests and Professionalism,” Marcus Mietzner. ed., Military Politics in
Contemporary Southeast Asia. London: Routledge, 2011.
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Publications in progress
Book Review: Mark Moyar, Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009), 512pp. For Contemporary
Southeast Asia.
”Southeast Asia,” in Ashley Tellis, ed., Strategic Asia 2011-12: Asia Responds to its
Rising Powers – India and China. Seattle and Washington, D.C.: The National
Bureau of Asian Research.
“Vietnam: Political Legitimacy,” in Haig Patapan, John Kane and Loy Hui
Chieh, eds., In Search of Legitimacy, London: Palgrave.
“Vietnam’s Relations with China and the United States,” in Phan Quang Minh,
ed., The Role of Vietnam in the Asia-Pacific, Hanoi: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and
University of Social Sciences and Humanities Vietnam, 2011.
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CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. “Revitalizing U.S. Engagement in Asia: The Obama Administration and the
Challenge of Non-Traditional Security Issues”, Paper to KAMERA-MAAS
International Conference ‘The United States and the New Asia: Towards
Partnership and Multilateral Engagement in the 21st Century’, sponsored by
the Centre for American Studies (KAMERA), Institute of Occidental Studies
(IKON), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the Malaysian Association for
American Studies (MAAS), Hotel Nikko, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 1-2,
2010.
2. “The Apparatus of Authoritarian Rule in Viet Nam,” Paper for Conference on
Authoritarianism in East Asia, Southeast Asia Research Centre, City
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 29-July 1, 2010.
3. “Vietnam’s Relations with China, North Korea and the United States,” Paper
for Conference on Authoritarianism in East Asia, Southeast Asia Research
Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 29-July 1, 2010.
4. “The Vietnam People’s Army: Victory at Home (1975), Success in Cambodia
(1989),” Paper to Armies in Victory and Defeat: Armies in the Aftermath of
Conflict, 17th Chief of Army Military History Conference, National
Convention Centre, Canberra, September 30-October 1, 2010.
5. “Recent Developments in the South China Sea: Implications for Regional
Peace and Prosperity,” Paper presented to the 2nd International Workshop on
the South China Sea: Cooperation for Regional Security and Development, co-
sponsored by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the Vietnam Lawyers’
Association, New World Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
November 12-13, 2010.
6. “Vietnam’s Relations with China and the United States, ”Paper presented to
Hoi Thao Quoc Te Vai Tro cua Viet Nam Trong Khu Vuc Chau A-Thai Binh
Duong (International Conference on the Role of Vietnam in the Asia-Pacific),
co-sponsored by Truong Dai Hoc Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi va Nhan Van and the
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Faculty of International Studies, University of
Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 10, 2010.
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
1. “What is the Asia-Pacific?” Presentation to Defence and Strategic Studies
Course, Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College,
Weston Creek, March 9, 2010.
2. “Nationalism and the Asia-Pacific,” Presentation to Defence and Strategic
Studies Course, Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence
College, Weston Creek, March 10, 2010.
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27. “Domestic Politics: 11th Party Congress and Vietnam’s Regional Role,”
Presentation to members of the diplomatic corps (Ambassadors from Austria,
European Commission, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United
Kingdom and Counsellor of Denmark, Counsellor of Canada, Deputy Head
of Mission Finland, Charge d’Affaires Federal Republic of Germany, First and
Second Secretaries Norway, Resident Representative United Nations
Development Programme, and Deputy Chief of Mission United States),
Residence, Ambassador of Norway Stále Torstein Risa, Hanoi, December 14,
2010.
HIGHER DEGREE
Examination
Nguyen Huy Cuong, The Role of the Internet in Developing Civil Society in Vietnam.
M.A. Thesis, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Humanity and
Social Sciences, La Trobe University, August 27, 2010.
Supervision
Nguyen Nam Duong (Vietnam), “Vietnamese Foreign Policy Since Doi Moi: The
Dialectics of Identity”, UNSW PhD thesis, awarded August 2010.
Matt Wheeler (USA), “Politics, Policy and Security in Southernmost Thailand”,
UNSW PhD thesis.
Arthur Chang (Taiwan), “The Possibility of the ASEAN Peacekeeping Force and
the prospect of Post-conflict Peace-building in Southeast Asia,” UNSW MPhil.
Scott Bentley, “The United States, China and Southeast Asia: ‘Internationalizing’
the South China Sea,” Independent Study INST 690 A09, M.A. Degree, Ohio
University, August 27, 2010.
Other – Strategic Assessment Papers, Centre of Defence and Strategic Studies
Stephen Basley, ‘The Five Power Defence Arrangements’.
Glenn Kilimann, ‘The Rationale for a New Asia-Pacific Regional Architecture’.
Nguyen Vinh, ‘Building a strategic partnership between Vietnam and the United
States of America in the 21st Century – Challenges and Prospects’.
Other – Strategic Policy Papers, Centre of Defence and Strategic Studies
A. Halim Jalal, ‘ASEAN Security Community: Prospect and Challenges’.
Nguyen Vinh, ‘Reform of the People’s Army of Vietnam to better serve the
nation in the 21st Century’.
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PEER REVIEWS
Book-length Manuscript
Martin Gainsborough, Vietnam: Rethinking the State. London and New York: Zed
Books, 2010.
N. Ganesan and Ramses Amer, eds., International Relations in Southeast Asia:
Between Bilateralism and Multilateralism. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian
Studies, 2010.
Bill Hayton, Vietnam Rising Dragon. New Haven and London: Yale University
Press, 2010.
Christopher Roberts, ASEAN’s Myanmar Crisis: Challenges to the Pursuit of a
Security Community. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2010.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Member, Australian National Committee, Council for Security Cooperation in
the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP).
Member of the Professorial Advisory Board, School of Humanities and Social
Sciences, University College, The University of New South Wales, Canberra
(September 18, 2009-present).
Member of the Board of Governors, Yale Club of Australia, July 2010-
President, Yale Club of the A.C.T., July 2010-
MEDIA INTERVIEWS
1. Trung Nguyen, Voice of America, January 4, 2010.
2. Ishaan Tharoor, Time Magazine, Hong Kong, January 8, 2010.
3. Mary E. Kissel, Editor, Editorial Page, The Wall Street Journal Asia, January 11,
2010.
4. Girish Sawiani, Radio Australia, ABC Asia Pacific, Australian Network News,
January 13, 2010.
5. The Western Australian, January 14, 2010.
6. Christopher Shay, Time Magazine, January 14, 2010.
7. Tom Allard, Indonesia Correspondent, The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age,
January 14, 2010.
8. Al Jazeera TV, Kuala Lumpur, January 20, 2010.
9. Girish Sawiani, Radio Australia, ABC Asia Pacific, Australian Network News,
January 20, 2010.
10. Tina Vu Ha Giang, Radio Free Asia, Washington, D. C., January 21, 2010.
11. Leigh Murray, Bureau Chief, Thailand & Vietnam, Dow Jones Newswires,
Dow Jones, January 21, 2010.
12. Greg Torode. Chief Asia Correspondent, South China Morning Post, January
22, 2010.
13. Daniel Schearf. Voice of America, Washington, D.C., January 25, 2010.
14. Aude Genet, Directrice/Bureau Chief, Agence France-Presse, Hanoi, January
28, 2010.
15. Natalie Liu, Voice of America, Mandarin Service, Washington, D.C., January
28, 2010.
16. John Kerin, The Australian Financial Review, January 29, 2010.
17. Vaudine England, BBC World Service, Hong Kong, January 29, 2010.
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74. Greg Torode, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, May 13, 2010.
75. Sebastian Stangio, Deputy News Editor, Phnom Penh Post, May 18, 2010.
76. Hoang Ngoc, Sai Gon Thiep Thi [Saigon Marketing], May 20, 2010.
77. Ian Timberlake, Agency France-Presse, Hanoi, May 24, 2010.
78. Khiem Pham Vietnamese Service, BBC World Service, May 27, 2010.
79. Hoang Ngoc, Sai Gon Thiep Thi [Saigon Marketing], June 6, 2010.
80. Voice of America, June 7, 2010.
81. Ng Chun Kiat, Reporter, The Asahi Shimbun, Singapore Bureau, June 8, 2010.
82. Minh Hung, Thanh Nien, June 9, 2010.
83. Luke Hunt, World Policy Review, June 16, 2010.
84. An Dien, Thanh Nien newspaper, June 16, 2010.
85. Mike O’Sullivan, The Sydney Morning Herald, June 22, 2010.
86. Mark Magnier, South Asia Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times, June 23, 2010.
87. Sebastian Stangio, Deputy News Editor, Phnom Penh Post, June 25, 2010.
88. Luke Hunt, Southeast Asia Correspondent, June 27, 2010.
89. Helen Clark, Inter Press Service News, Hanoi, July 3, 2010.
90. Linda Mottram, Radio Australia, Canberra Correspondent, Parliament House,
Canberra, July 5, 2010.
91. Luong Nguyen An Dien, Deputy Managing Director, Thanh Nien Weekly, July
5, 2010.
92. Jonathan Harley, Producer, 90 Minutes, Nine Network Australia, July 6, 2010.
93. Steve Hirsch, Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2010.
94. Greg Torode, South China Morning Post, July 11, 2010.
95. Vu The Huong Giang, Tuoi Tre [Ho Chi Minh City], July 11, 2010.
96. Ng Chun Kiat, Reporter, The Asahi Shimbun, Singapore Bureau, July 12, 2010.
97. Patrick Barta, The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2010.
98. Beth Thomas, Bloomberg, July 14, 2010.
99. Ron Corben, Voice of America, July 15, 2010.
100. Do The Dung, Radio France Internationale, Paris, July 18, 2010.
101. Aude Genet, Agence France-Presse, Hanoi, July 18, 2010.
102. Matt O’Sullivan, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 19, 2010.
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132. Simon Long, ‘Banyan’ (weekly column on Asia), The Economist, Singapore,
August 9, 2010.
133. BBC, Vietnamese language service, London, August 10, 2010.
134. Martin Goettske, China correspondent, Dagbladet Information, Beijing,
August 10, 2010.
135. Ng Chun Kia, The Asahi Shimbun, August 10, 2010.
136. Charles Zefan Liu, Department of International News, Oriental Morning Post,
Shanghai, August 10, 2010.
137. Greg Torode, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, August 13, 2010.
138. Simon Roughneen, International Relations and Security Network, ISN
Zurich, August 14, 2010.
139. Marielle Yu, Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 17, 2010.
140. David Pierson, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, Beijing Bureau, August 18,
2010.
141. Matt Steinglass, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Hanoi, August 18, 2010.
142. Hugo Restall, The Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong, August 19, 2010.
143. Zhou Yongjin, correspondent, Southern Metropolis Daily (Guangzhou),
August 22, 2010.
144. Vaudine England, BBC Asia-Pacific Online Editor, Bangkok, August 28,
2010.
145. James O’Toole, Phnom Penh Post, August 29, 2010.
146. Ron Corben, Voice of America, Bangkok, August 29, 2010.
147. An Dien, Thanh Nien newspaper, August 31, 2010.
148. Christine Webster, ABC Radio Australia, Connect Asia, September 1, 2010.
149. Cloris Xu Jingjing, Reporter, Life Week (Beijing), September 3, 2010.
150. John Ruwitch, Reuters, Hanoi, September 3, 2010.
151. Hiếu Trung, Reporter, Tuoi Tre newspaper [Ho Chi Minh City], September 4,
2010.
152. Matt Steinglass, Stringer, The Financial Times, September 6, 2010.
153. Duncan Currie, National Review Magazine, Washington, D.C., September 8,
2010.
154. John Ruwitch, Reuters, Hanoi, September 10, 2010.
155. Mary E. Kissel, Editor, Editorial Page, The Wall Street Journal Asia, September
15, 2010.
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12. Background Brief ASEAN 16th Summit & South China Sea.doc
13. Background Brief ASEAN 37th Ministerial Meeting & 17th ARF.doc
15. Background Brief ASEAN China and the South China Sea.doc
29. Background Brief China and Japan on Eve of ASEAN Plus Six Summit.doc
35. Background Brief China South China Sea 17th ASEAN Summit.doc
41. Background Brief China's Diplomacy and the South China Sea.doc
58. Background Brief South China Sea China and the United States.doc
62. Background Brief South China Sea Vietnam US and China 1.doc
63. Background Brief South China Sea Vietnam US and China 2.doc
65. Background Brief United States and the South China Sea.doc
72. Background Brief Vietnam & US Conference on the South China Sea.doc
74. Background Brief Vietnam 2nd Workshop on South China Sea No Threats of
War.doc
77. Background Brief Vietnam and 17th ASEAN & Related Summits.doc
80. Background Brief Vietnam Cam Ranh Bay Open for Business 1.doc
81. Background Brief Vietnam Cam Ranh Bay Open for Business 2.doc
92. Background Brief Vietnam Naval Ship Repair Agreement with the US.doc
94. Background Brief Vietnam Paracel Islands & National Geographic Society.doc
99. Background Brief Vietnam Secretary Clinton's Visit & Human Rights.doc
112. Background Brief Vietnam's Military Diplomacy China and the US.doc
2 January 2011