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Thayer Consultancy Activity Report for 2018

Highlights
6 Academic Publications
9 Lectures and Other Presentations
9 Peer Reviews of Academic Manuscripts
13 International Conference Papers
15 Published Interview Transcripts
21 Other Publications (including The Diplomat)
154 Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs
250 Media Interviews (Email, Phone, Radio, Skype and TV)
Current Affiliations:
 Director, Thayer Consultancy (2002-present)
 Emeritus Professor, The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force
Academy, Canberra (January 2011-present)
 Visiting Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of New South
Wales, Canberra (February 2018-December 2019)
 Advisory Board Member, Australia-Vietnam Young Leaders Dialogue (April 2018-)
 Contributor, The Diplomat (October 2013-present)
 Editorial Consultant, Radio Free Asia, (2014-present)
 External Expert, Oxford Analytica (2015-present)
 Senior Analyst, Wikistrat (2015-present)
 Councilor, Gerson Lehrman Group (2015-present)
 Member, Australian National Committee, Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-
Pacific (CSCAP).
 Member of the Editorial Board:
 Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International
Journal (2015-present).
 International Journal of China Studies (February 2014-present)
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 Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies (Moscow, 2017-)

Academic Publications
“The Evolution of Vietnamese Diplomacy, 1986-2016,” in Le Hong Hiep and Anton
Tsvetov, eds. Vietnam’s Foreign Policy under Doi Moi (Singapore: Yusof Ishak Institute of
Southeast Asian Studies, 2018), 23-44.
“Force Modernization: Vietnam,” in Malcolm Cook and Daljit Singh, editors, Southeast
Asian Affairs 2018 (Singapore ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018), 429-444. http://www.viet-
studies.net/kinhte/Thayer_ForceModernizationVN.pdf
“Submarine Acquisition in Vietnam,” in Geoffrey Till and Colin Koh Swee Lean, eds., Naval
Modernization in Southeast Asia, Part Two, Submarine Issues for Small and Medium
Navies (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018), 109-118.
“The Trump Administration’s Policy on the South China Sea: Rhetoric and Reality,” in
Dmitry Mosyakov and Ekaterina Astafyeva, eds., Security and Cooperation in the South
China Sea: The Evolution of Military and Political Interests of the Parties Concerned
(Moscow: Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science, 2017), 184-234.
“United States-Vietnam Relations: Strategic Convergence but not Strategic Congruence,”
Jeffrey Wilson, editor, Vietnam in the Indo-Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities in A New
Regional Landscape (Perth: Perth USAsia Centre at The University of Western Australia,
2018), 56-69.http://perthusasia.edu.au/getattachment/80b611bb-a703-459a-bcb7-
93cd56a8c179/PU-64-Viet-Booklet-WEB.pdf.aspx?lang=en-AU.
“Vietnam-United States Relations: Growing Strategic Convergence,” Russian Journal of
Vietnamese Studies (Moscow), 2(2), 2018, 5-13. http://www.ifes-
ras.ru/images/vs/vs_2018_2_5-14.pdf.
Other Publications:
“Matters at Hand: The Issues Vietnam had to tackle in 2017 largely continue into 2018,”
Vietnam Economic Times, January 18, 2018. 9-10.
https://www.scribd.com/document/368578343/Thayer-Matters-at-Hand-the-issues-
Vietnam-had-to-tackle-in-2017-largely-contiue-into-2018
“What’s Behind Vietnam’s Unprecedented Crackdown on Corruption?” World Politics
Review, January 17, 2018. https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/23997/what-
s-behind-vietnam-s-unprecedented-crackdown-on-corruption.
“Background Briefing: Asia Pacific Region Defence Spending and Arms Acquisitions,”
CDiSS Commentary, Centre for Defence and International Security Studies, National
Defence University of Malaysia, February 8, 2018.
http://cdisscommentary.upnm.edu.my/index.php/84-cdiss/130-uk-downsizing-troops.
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“World powers are scrambling for influence over Asian maritime routes,” Security Times
[special edition for Munich Security Conference], February 2018. http://www.the-security-
times.com/world-powers-are-scrambling-for-influence-over-asian-maritime-routes/
“Freedom of Navigation, Unless Conducted Properly, are a Fool’s Errand,” Letter to the
Editor, The Australian, February 24, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/372378015/Thayer-Freedom-of-Navigation-Unless-
Conducted-Properly-are-Fools-s-ErrandThayer,
“Australia-VN to raise relations to a strategic partnership,” Viet Nam News, February 26,
2018, http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/423333/australia-vn-to-raise-relations-to-a-
strategic-partnership.html#K25I6T84XZF2axD1.99, and Vietnam News Agency, Sydney,
Vietnam+, February 26, 2018, https://en.vietnamplus.vn/australiavn-to-raise-relations-to-
strategic-partnership-aussie-prof/126990.vnp and Bao Anh Vietnam, February 27, 2018,
https://vietnam.vnanet.vn/vietnamese/giao-su-thayer-vn-australia-co-quan-diem-
chung-trong-nhieu-van-de/366150.html.
“Một Cái Nhìn Kỹ Hơn Về Dự Thảo Duy Nhất Bộ Quy Tắc Ứng Xử ở Biển Đông của ASEAN,”
Tiếng Dân News, August 4, 2018. Translated by Nhật Minh.
https://baotiengdan.com/2018/08/04/mot-cai-nhin-ky-hon-ve-du-thao-duy-nhat-bo-
quy-tac-ung-xu-o-bien-dong-cua-asean/.
“Giáo sư Carl Thayer: Việt Nam có nhiều cơ hội cho ‘ngoại giao sáng tạo’,” Thế Giới & Việt
Nam, August 16, 2018. http://baoquocte.vn/giao-su-carl-thayer-viet-nam-co-nhieu-co-
hoi-cho-ngoai-giao-sang-tao-76064.html.
“Great opportunities for Vietnam’s ‘creative diplomacy’,” Thế Giới & Việt Nam (The World
& Vietnam), August 16, 2018. http://tgvn.com.vn/great-opportunities-for-vietnams-
creative-diplomacy-76155.html.
“True Believer [Bui Tin],” Mekong Review, No. 12, August 2018.
https://mekongreview.com/true-believer/.1-6.
“Managing the South China Sea,” The Nelson Report, August 10, 2018, 8-9.
“Weighing up political developments in Vietnam,” East Asia Forum, December 11, 2018.
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2018/12/11/weighing-up-political-developments-in-
vietnam/#more-159386.
Forward, Hãn Nguyên Nguyễn Nhã, Vietnam, Territoriality and the South China Sea:
Paracel and Spratly Islands, edited by Vinh The Lam, Routledge Security in Asia Series,
(Abingdon and New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2018), viii-ix.
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The Diplomat (Internet Edition)

“The South China Sea and ASEAN’s 32nd Summit Meeting,” The Diplomat, April 26, 2018.
https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/the-south-china-sea-and-aseans-32nd-summit-
meeting/.
“Consensus by Deletion: Reviewing the 32nd ASEAN Leaders' Summit and the South China
Sea,” The Diplomat, April 30, 2018. https://thediplomat.com/2018/05/consensus-by-
deletion-reviewing-the-32nd-asean-leaders-summit-and-the-south-china-sea/.
“ASEAN and China Set to Agree on Single Draft South China Sea Code of Conduct,” The
Diplomat, July 27, 2018. https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/asean-and-china-set-to-
agree-on-single-draft-south-china-sea-code-of-conduct/.
“A Closer Look at the ASEAN-China Single Draft South China Sea Code of Conduct,” The
Diplomat, August 3, 2018. https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/a-closer-look-at-the-asean-
china-single-draft-south-china-sea-code-of-conduct/.
Publications Completed (in press)
“Australia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Economic Opportunities and Geo-Strategic
Concerns,” Alan Chong and Pham Quang Minh, eds., The Belt and Road Initiative: Critical
Perspectives from Outside China (Palgrave Macmillan Springer, 2019).
“Vietnam’s Foreign Policy,” in Takashi Inoguchi, ed., The SAGE Handbook of Asian Foreign
Policy, Vol. 2, 2019.
Publications in Progress
“The ASEAN Regional Forum and its role in the Asia Pacific,” German-Southeast Asia
Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance.
“The Southeast Asia Claimant States, ASEAN and the South China Sea Disputes,” in
Christopher B. Roberts and Carlyle A. Thayer eds., The South China Sea: Transitions in
Maritime Security and the Indo-Pacific Regional Order, Palgrave Macmillan. Global
Political Transitions Series.
“Vietnam,” in Bob de Graaff, ed., Handbook of Asian Intelligence Cultures.
“Vietnam People’s Army,” in Jonathan London, ed., Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam
(London: Routledge).
Elizabeth Kingdom, Vietnam and the World (Singapore: ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute).
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International Conference Papers

“Cambodia: National Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity,” Presentation to World Khmer
Conference: Towards Post 2018 Election, sponsored by the Cambodia Australian
Federation, Civic Centre, City of Greater Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, March 31-April 2,
2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/375750517/Thayer-Cambodia-National-Sovereignty-
and-Territorial-Integrity
“Australia and China: Challenges Mitigate Opportunities for Cooperation,” Paper to China-
Australia Cooperation Forum: Promoting Cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region, co-
sponsored by the National Institute for Global Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences and Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Jinjiang,
Fujian province, People’s Republic of China, May 11-12, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/379361115/Thayer-Australia-and-China-Challenges-
Mitigate-Opportunities-for-Cooperation.
“Maritime Security: South China Sea and Developing a Code of Conduct,” Presentation to
Australia-Vietnam 1.5 Track Dialogue 2018, East Hotel, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia, June
19-20, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382153895/Thayer-Maritime-Security-South-China-
Sea-and-Developing-a-Code-of-Conduct .
“Australia and Security Realignments in the Indo-Pacific Region,” Paper to Fourth Annual
Australian Security Summit, sponsored by the Public Sector Network, QT Hotel, Canberra,
A.C.T., Australia, July 17, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/384524577/Thayer-Australia-Security-Realignments.
“China’s Decade Long Hybrid War Against Vietnam, 1977-1987,” Paper presented in
absentia to Hybrid Warfare in the Indo-Pacific – Issues and Options for Allied Defense
Planners, Closed Workshop, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and
Strategic Forum, Washington, D.C., United States, July 25, 2018. Not yet released.
“The Trump Administration’s Transactional Approach to Security in the Indo-Pacific
Region,” Paper presented to panel on The Balance of Power and Security in the Asia-
Pacific Region, International Political Science Association, 25th World Congress of Political
Science, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, July
21-25, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/384614158/Thayer-The-Trump-Administration-s-
Transactional-Approach-to-Security-in-the-Indo-Pacific-Region.
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“Regional Security and Defense Diplomacy,” Paper to International Conference on

Resilience in the Age of Global Insecurity, hosted by the Philippines Center of Excellence
in Defense, Development and Security, National Defense College of the Philippines,
Manila, The Philippines, August 16-17, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/386382841/Thayer-Regional-Security-and-Defence-
Diplomacy.
“China’s Decade Long Hybrid War Against Vietnam, 1977-1987,” Paper to Hybrid Warfare
in the Indo-Pacific – Issues and Options for Allied Defense Planners, hosted by Center for
Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and Strategic Forum, Closed International
Workshop, Commonwealth Club, Canberra, Australia, September 12, 2018. Not yet
released.
“Free and Open Indo-Pacific and Its Implications: An Australian Perspective,” Paper to
International Conference on Whither ‘The Indo-Pacific Strategy?’ Shifting Strategic
Landscape in the Asia-Pacific Region, co-hosted by Cambodian Institute for Cooperation
and Peace, Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the U.S. Embassy, Raffles Hotel Le Royale,
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 20-21, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/389276529/Thayer-Free-and-Open-Indo-Pacific-
and-Its-Implications-An-Australian-Perspective
"From Confidence Building, Preventive Diplomacy and Dispute Resolution to the ASEAN-
China South China Sea Code of Conduct,” Presentation to Session 6, Confidence Building,
Preventive Diplomacy and Dispute Resolution, The Tenth South China Sea International
Conference on Cooperation for Regional Security and Development, co-sponsored by the
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Foundation for East Sea Studies and the Viet Nam
Lawyers’ Association, Da Nang, Vietnam, November 8-9, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/393414582/Thayer-From-Confidence-Building-
Preventive-Diplomacya-and-Dispute-Resoluton-to-the-ASEAN-China-South-China-Sea-
Code-of-Conduct
“Order and Disorder in the South China Sea: Recap and Forward,” Presentation to Session
8, Order and Disorder in the South China Sea: Recap and Forward, The Tenth South China
Sea International Conference on Cooperation for Regional Security and Development, co-
sponsored by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Foundation for East Sea Studies and
the Viet Nam Lawyers’ Association, Da Nang, Vietnam, November 8-9, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/393416074/Thayer-Order-and-Disorder-in-the-
South-China-Sea-Recap-and-Forward
“Vietnam and the South China Sea,” Presentation to Vietnam Update 2018, co-sponsored
by Department of Political and Social Change and Strategic and Defense Studies Centre,
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Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian
National University and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra, A.C.T.,
Australia, November 13, 2017.
https://www.scribd.com/document/393416523/Thayer-Vietnam-and-the-South-China-
Sea
“South China Sea Dynamics and Regional Trends?” Presentation to International
Conference on Thailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2019, German-Southeast Asian Center of
Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance, Asian German Foundation and the
Konrad-Adenauer Foundation Regional Programme Political Dialogue in Asia in
Singapore, Banyan Tree Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, December 2-4, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/394860636/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Dynamics-and-
Regional-Trends-pptx
Chennai Centre for China Studies
“Southeast Asia: Military Procurement in the Philippines and Thailand,” Chennai Centre
for China Studies, C3S Article No. 003/2018, February 1,
2018. https://www.c3sindia.org/defence-security/southeast-asia-military-procurement-
in-the-philippines-and-thailand-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
“Vietnam: Relations with the United States and China,” CAS Article No. 032/2018, May 26,
2018. https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/vietnam-relations-with-the-united-
states-and-china-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
“South China Sea: Implications of China’s Seamless 9-Dash Line,” CAS Article No.
033/2018, May 26, 2018 https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/south-china-sea-
implications-of-chinas-seamless-9-dash-line-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
“South China Sea: Chinese Nuclear Capable Bombers Land on Woody Island,” CAS Article
No. 034/2018, May 29, 2018 https://www.c3sindia.org/defence-security/south-china-sea-
chinese-nuclear-capable-bombers-land-on-woody-island-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
Interview Transcripts
“High-level visits from US and Russia to improve defense ties with Vietnam,” Interview
with Ha Nguyen, Hanoi Times, January 23, 2018. http://hanoitimes.vn/news/viet-
nam/2018/01/81E0C0C8/high-level-visits-from-us-and-russia-to-improve-defense-ties-with-vietnam/
“Chuyên gia Australia: Việt Nam và Mỹ có thể bàn bạc mua máy bay tuần tra và radar ven
biển,” Interview with Lan Huong, Bao Kinh Te & Do Thi, January 25, 2018.
http://kinhtedothi.vn/chuyen-gia-australia-viet-nam-va-my-co-the-ban-bac-mua-may-
bay-tuan-tra-va-radar-ven-bien-308532.html
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“Kênh đào Kra của Thái Lan: Cuộc chơi mới, nặng ký của Trung Quốc,” Interview with Mai
Hoa Pham, SBS Việt ngữ, February 12, 2018.
https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/vietnamese/vi/audiotrack/kenh-dao-kra-cua-
thai-lan-tro-choi-qui-mo-moi-cua-trung-quoc.
“Tham vọng quân sự của Trung Quốc ở Cam Bốt và trong khu vực,” Radio France
Internationale, February, 19, 2018. http://vi.rfi.fr/viet-nam/20180219-tham-vong-quan-
su-tq-cam-bot-chau-a
“Trung Quôc ồ ạt đổ tiền vào Campuchia, tại sao?,” Interview with Mai Hoa, SBS Việt ngữ,
February 22, 2018.
https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/vietnamese/vi/audiotrack/trung-quoc -
”Carl Vinson tới Đà Nẵng: 'Bước đi chiến lược',” Interview with Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC
Vietnamese Service, February 23, 2018. http://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-
43165337 and http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-43180522 (BBC Mandarin
Service).
“Ý nghĩa của việc hàng không mẫu hạm Mỹ thăm Việt Nam,” Radio France Internationale,
Transcript of interview, February 27, 2018, http://vi.rfi.fr/viet-nam/20180227-y-nghia-cua-
viec-hang-khong-mau-ham-my-tham-viet-nam
“'Việt Nam - Australia ngày càng tương đồng về lợi ích quốc gia',” Interview with Zing.vn, March 12, 2018.
https://news.zing.vn/giao-duc-la-trong-tam-thuc-day-quan-he-voi-new-zealand-post825447.html.
US Defense Bill 'Example of Dysfunction That's Going on in Washington' – Prof, Interview
with Sputnik News (Moscow), August 15, 2018.
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201808151067221851-us-defense-bill-washington/
“Great opportunities for Vietnam’s ‘creative diplomacy’,” The Gioi & Viet Nam, August 16,
2018. http://tgvn.com.vn/great-opportunities-for-vietnams-creative-diplomacy-76155.html.
Quang Hải, “Giáo sư Carl Thayer: Việt Nam có nhiều cơ hội cho ‘ngoại giao sáng tạo’,” The
Gioi &Viet Nam, August 16, 2018. http://baoquocte.vn/giao-su-carl-thayer-viet-nam-co-
nhieu-co-hoi-cho-ngoai-giao-sang-tao-76064.html.
“Việt Nam: Đối tác tiềm năng của Mỹ ở Ấn Độ - Thái Bình Dương,” Van Anh, Lao Dong
Online, September 3, 2018. https://laodong.vn/the-gioi/viet-nam-doi-tac-tiem-nang-
cua-my-o-an-do-thai-binh-duong-628448.ldo.
Nguyễn Tuyển, “CSVN có thể bị Mỹ cấm vận võ khí trở lại?” Người Việt, September 15,
2018, https://www.nguoi-viet.com/viet-nam/csvn-co-bi-cam-van-vo-khi-tr.
Tina Hà Giang, “Ai sẽ kế nhiệm Chủ tịch Trần Đại Quang?” BBC Vietnamese Service,
September 23, 2018. https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-45617164.
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Benjamin Bathke, “Is Vietnam sliding deeper into authoritarianism?” Deutsche Welle,
October 6, 2018. https://www.dw.com/en/is-vietnam-sliding-deeper-into-
authoritarianism/a-45769864
Academic Seminars and Other Presentations
“Contemporary Viet Nam” Briefing to Deakin University delegation to Vietnam, telephone
conference call, Canberra, A.C.T., March 16, 2018.
“Vietnam’s National Identities,” Presentation to panel Vietnam’s National Identity,
‘Weaving a Realm’ Vietnam Centre Inaugural Event in Australia, Redfern Town Hall, New
South Wales, April 27, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/377685916/Thayer-
Vietnam-s-National-Identity-Weaving-a-Realm-Vietnam-Centre-Sydney-Inaugural-
Australia-Event
“South China Sea: Introduction,” ANU Learning Community, ANU Law School Library
Theatre, The Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T., May 1, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/presentation/377942111/Thayer-South-China-Sea-An-
Introduction.
“South China Sea: Rules-Based Order Undermined by Chinese Militarisation,” Presentation
to University of The Third Age (U3A), Austrian Club, Canberra, A.C.T., June 6, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/381503033/Thayer-South-China-Se-Rules-Based-
Order-Undermined-by-Chinese-Militarization.
Facilitator, Round Table on Key Security Issues in the Indo-Pacific Region, Fourth Annual
Australian Security Summit, sponsored by the Public Sector Network, QT Hotel, Canberra,
A.C.T., July 17, 2018.
Panelist, Closing Keynote Panel Session: Addressing International Security Challenges,
Fourth Annual Australian Security Summit, sponsored by the Public Sector Network, QT
Hotel, Canberra, A.C.T., July 17, 2018.
“Diplomatic Challenges in the South China Sea,” Presentation to Contemporary
Challenges in Diplomacy, Coral Bell Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, The Australian
National University, Canberra, October 11, 2018.
Chair, Roundtable, Jonathan Stromseth, “China’s Neighborhood Diplomacy in Southeast
Asia: Goals, Tactics and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy,” School of Humanities and
Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Canberra, November 15, 2018.
Moderator, Session 5 Force Build-up in the South China Sea, The Tenth South China Sea
International Conference on Cooperation for Regional Security and Development, co-
sponsored by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Foundation for East Sea Studies and
the Viet Nam Lawyers’ Association, Da Nang, Vietnam, November 8-9, 2018.
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Peer Reviews Journal Articles

“The Myth of a Non-Responsive Political Regime in Vietnam,” Asia Politics & Policy,
submitted January 9, 2018.
The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, Sydney, March 2018: Issues and Implications,
Parliamentary Library, Canberra, submitted February 2, 2018.
Untitled article, Comparing Anti-Corruption Campaigns in China and Vietnam, East Asia
Forum, submitted February 14, 2018.
“Vietnam’s Remarkable Month of Balancing Against China in the South China Sea,” The
Diplomat, submitted March 18, 2018.
“Vietnam’s China problem gets worse,” East Asia Forum, submitted April 7, 2018.
“Vietnam in between China and the United States in the Post-Cold War, “Politics and
Policy, submitted May 3, 2018.
“Vietnam’s response to China’s militarized fishing fleet,” East Asian Forum, submitted July
14, 2018.
“A Coercive Brotherhood: Sino-Vietnam Relations from the 1990s to 2018,” Journal of
Contemporary China, submitted, October 16, 2018.
“Understanding U.S.-Vietnam Relationships, 2011-2017,” Journal of American-East Asian
Relations, submitted November 23, 2018.
Honours Thesis Examination
Curtis O’Toole, “Bridge Autonomy” A Hybrid Approach to Civil-Military Relations in
Indonesia and Myanmar,” B.A. (Hons) Thesis, UNSW Canberra, November 12, 2018.
Linh Ngo, “ASEAN Norms Reassessment: Towards a Security Community or a Subject of
Great Power Politics?” B.A. (Hons) Thesis, UNSW Canberra, November 12, 2018.
Higher Degree Supervision
Leng Thearith, “Small State Diplomacy: Cambodia’s Foreign Policy Towards Viet Nam,”
PhD Thesis, UNSW, awarded 2018.
Veasna Var, “China’s Aid, Trade and Investment in Cambodia: Assessing the Impact of
China’s Aid, Trade and Investment on Sustainable Development in Cambodia,” PhD Thesis,
UNSW.
Vu Lam, “Public Diplomacy as a Foreign Policy Instrument in Southeast Asia: Supporting
International and Domestic Legitimacy in the Face of Modern Challenges,” PhD UNSW.
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Tran Thi Le Dung, “National interests versus the collective good for sustainable and
prosperous Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): A case study of regionalization in
Vietnam’s Economic Corridor Towns within the GMS Program,” PhD UNSW.
Tuan Anh Luc, “The Impacts of Major Power Dynamics on the Process of Political
Regionalisation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) via the South China
Sea Maritime Disputes,” PhD UNSW.
Nguyen Minh Ngoc, “Regional Stabilisers: Questioning Middle Power Diplomacy and
Collaboration in the Asia-Pacific,” PhD UNSW.
Forthcoming Commitments
Australia Vietnam Young Leaders Dialogue, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May
26-30, 2019.
“ASEAN Negotiating and Concluding a Binding Code of Conduct for the South China Sea,”
Presentation to Annual USINDOPACOM Military Operations and Law Symposium,
Bangkok, Thailand, June 23-27, 2019.
Thayer Consultancy
Background Briefs [archived at Scribd.com]
1. “Vietnam: Public Security Officer Charged with Revealing State Secrets,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 3, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/368357220/Thayer-Vietnam-Public-Security-
Official-Charged-with-Revealing-State-Secrets
2. “Vietnam: Anti-Corruption Campaign Assessed,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 5, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/368562330/Thayer-
Vietnam-Anti-Corruption-Campaign-Assessed
3. “Vietnam: Are Anti-Corruption and Factional In-fighting Linked?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 5, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/368573166/Thayer-How-Are-Anti-corruption-
and-Factional-in-fighting-Linked
4. “Cambodia’s Ties with China and Vietnam: Not Zero Sum,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 8, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/369043427/Thayer-Cambodia-s-Ties-With-
China-and-Vietnam-Not-Zero-Sum
5. “United States: Free and Open Indo-Pacific a Work in Progress,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 11, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/369141927/Thayer-United-States-Free-and-
Open-Indo-Pacific-a-Work-in-Progress
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6. “United States National Security Strategy and Southeast Asia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 12, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/369043615/Thayer-United-States-National-
Security-Strategy-and-Southeast-Asia
7. “United States: Evaluating 1st Anniversary of Trump Presidency,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 18, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/369551745/Thayer-Evaluating-President-Trump-
s-First-Year-in-Office.
8. “Southeast Asia: Military Procurement in the Philippines and Thailand,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 19, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/370012015/Thayer-Southeast-Asia-Military-
Procurement-in-the-Philippines-and-Thailand
9. “Vietnam’s Military Telecommunications General Corporation Renamed Military
Industry and Telecoms Group,” Thayer Consultancy Background Report, January 20,
2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369775744/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Military-
Telecommunications-General-Corporation-Renamed-Military-Industry-and-
Telecoms-Group
10. “Vietnam: Dong Tam Village Dispute Revisited,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 22, 2018. Not for distribution.
11. “U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 1,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 22, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369765432/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
12. “U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 22, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369765432/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
13. “U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 3,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 22, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369765432/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
14. “U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 4,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 23, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369765432/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
15. “U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 5,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 24, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369924698/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
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16. “Asia-Pacific Region – Defence Spending and Arms Acquisitions,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 24, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/370022116/Thayer-Asia-Pacific-Region-Defence-
Spending-and-Arms-Acquisitions
17. “Vietnam: U/23 Soccer Team Wins AFC Semi Final,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 24, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/370025264/Thayer-
Vietnam-U23-Soccer-Team-Wins-AFC-Semi-Final
18. “Maritime Domain Awareness: What’s In a Name?” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 25, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/370021119/Thayer-
Maritime-Domain-Awareness-What-s-In-a-Name.
19. “U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN-70) to Visit Da Nang in March,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January27, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/370146754/Thayer-USS-Carl-Vinson-CVN-70-to-
Visit-Da-Nang-in-March
20. “United States: Trump Administration and the Indo-Pacific – What Lies Ahead?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 28, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/word/document_edit/370282812
21. “Realignments in the Indo-Pacific Region,” Thayer Consultancy Background Report,
February 5, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/371754944/Thayer-
Realignments-in-the-Indo-Pacific-Region.
22. “China’s Military Ambitions: Cambodia and the Region,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 8, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/371231975/Thayer-China-s-Military-Ambitions-
Cambodia-and-the-Region.
23. “Thailand’s Kra Canal: The New Great Game?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
February 9, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/371232368/Thayer-Thailand-s-
Kra-Canal-The-New-Great-Game.
24. “U.S. Defence Budget: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 10, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/371232679/Thayer-U-S-Defence-Budget-Put-
Your-Money-Where-Your-Mouth-Is.
25. “Cambodia: Impact of Chinese Investment Assessed,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, February 13, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/371476052/Thayer-
Cambodia-Impact-of-Chinese-Investment-Assessed
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26. “Cambodia: Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Gratuitous Swipe at U.S.,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Report, February 13, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/371476568/Thayer-Cambodia-Prime-Minister-
Hun-Sen-s-Gratuitous-Swipe-at-U-S-pdf
27. “Publications on ASEAN,” Thayer Consultancy Bibliography, February 16, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/371633466/Thayer-Publications-on-ASEAN-2017
28. “Vietnam: Diplomatic Success in 2017, Challenges in 2018,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 15, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/371755672/Thayer-Vietnam-Diplomatic-Success-
in-2017-Challengs-in-2018
29. “Vietnam to Host Visit by USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70),” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, February 18, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/371807518/Thayer-
Vietnam-to-Host-Visit-by-USS-Carl-Vinson
30. “Cambodia Hun Sen Threatens to Sink Australia-ASEAN Summit Joint Statement,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 22, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/372167850/Thayer-Cambodia-Hun-Sen-
Threatens-to-Sink-Joint-Statement
31. USS Carl Vinson to Visit Da Nang: Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
February 22, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/372273570/Thayer-USS-Carl-
Vinson-to-Visit-Da-Nang-Scene-Setter.
32. “USS Carl Vinson to Visit Vietnam: What is the Message?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 27, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/372840227/Thayer-USS-Carl-Vinson-to-Visit-Da-
Nang-Implicatinos-Future-Defence-Relations-and-China-s-Reactions
33. “USS Carl Vinson Visit to Da Nang: Implications, Future Defence Relations and China’s
Reactions,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 1, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/372840227/Thayer-USS-Carl-Vinson-to-Visit-Da-
Nang-Implicatinos-Future-Defence-Relations-and-China-s-Reactions
34. “Vietnam and the Comprehensive and Progressive TPP,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 1, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/372841557/Thayer-Vietnam-and-the-
Comprehensive-and-Progressive-Trans-Pacific-Partnership-Agreement
35. “Cambodia: Hun Sen to Receive Guns and Weapons After U.S. Aid Cuts,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 1, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/372841237/Thayer-Cambodia-U-S-Aid-Cuts-
New-Arms-from-China-and-Buddhist-Monk-Threatened-with-Lese-Majeste
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36. “Cambodia: Monk Threatened with Lese Majesté,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, March 1, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/372841237/Thayer-
Cambodia-U-S-Aid-Cuts-New-Arms-from-China-and-Buddhist-Monk-Threatened-
with-Lese-Majeste
37. “Cambodia: U.S. Cuts Aid – What Next?,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March
1, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/372841237/Thayer-Cambodia-U-S-Aid-
Cuts-New-Arms-from-China-and-Buddhist-Monk-Threatened-with-Lese-Majeste
38. “South China Sea: Australia and Freedom of Navigation,“ Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 3, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/373576870/Thayer-Australia-and-Freedom-of-
Navigation-in-the-South-China-Sea
39. “Philippines Mulling Joint Exploration Service Contracts with China,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 4, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/373580541/Thayer-Philippines-Mulling-Joint-
Exploration-Service-Contracts-With-China
40. “Mekong-Lancang Cooperation and the Question of Chinese Hegemony,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 5, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/373583100/Thayer-Mekong-
LancangCooperation-and-the-Question-of-Chinese-Hegemony
41. “USS Carl Vinson Visits Vietnam – What Next?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
March 6, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/373584718/Thayer-USS-Carl-
Vinson-Visits-Vietnam-What-Next
42. “USS Carl Vinson, Third Fleet, Operating in Western Pacific,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 6, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/373585986/Thayer-USS-Carl-Vinson-Third-Fleet-
Operating-in-Western-Pacific
43. “Australia-Vietnam Strategic Partnership: Why Now?” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, March 8, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/373578095/Thayer-Australia-
Vietnam-Strategic-Partnership-Why-Now
44. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit New Zealand and Australia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 11, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/373595512/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Prime-Minister-to-
Visit-New-Zealand-and-Australia
45. “Australia-Vietnam Strategic Partnership Must Be Forward Looking,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 11, 2018.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/373757068/Thayer-Australia-Vietnam-Strategic-
Partnership-Must-Be-Forward-Looking
46. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister Visits New Zealand and Australia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 13, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/373756593/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Prime-Minister-
Visits-New-Zealand-and-Australia
47. “Australia-Vietnam Strategic Convergence of Interests,” Thayer
Partnership:
Consultancy Background Brief, March 17, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/374570800/Thayer-Australia-Vietnam-Strategic-
Partnership-Convergence-of-Interests
48. “Australia-ASEAN Special Summit: An Assessment,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, March 17, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/374571707/Thayer-
Australia-ASEAN-Special-Summit-An-Assessment
49. “Australia-ASEAN Special Summit: Major Takeaways,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, March 18, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/374573179/Thayer-
Australia-ASEAN-Special-Summit-Major-Takeaways
50. “Vietnam on the Horns of a Dilemma as it Halts Red Emperor Operations,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 26, 2018.
51. “South China Sea: Will Exxon Mobile’s Blue Whale Project be China’s Next Target?”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 26, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/375072524/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Will-Exxon-
Mobile-s-Blue-Whale-Project-Be-China-s-Next-Target
52. “Malacca Straits Patrols: Capacity Building and the Role of External Maritime Partners,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 10, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/376384901/Thayer-Malacca-Straits-Patrols-
Capacity-Building-and-the-Role-of-External-Maritime-Partners
53. “South China Sea: Australian Navy Exercises Traditional Freedom of Navigation,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 23, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/377334253/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Australian-
Navy-Exercises-Traditional-Freedom-of-Navigation
54. “South China Sea: China’s ‘New’ 1951 Map Has No Basis in International Law,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 24, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/377335208/Thayer-South-China-Sea-China-s-
New-1951-Map-Has-No-Basis-in-International-Law
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55. “South China Sea: Zero Draft of Chairman’s Statement 32nd ASEAN Summit,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 27, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/377684034/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Zero-Draft-
of-Chairman-s-Statement-32nd-ASEAN-Summit
56. “South China Sea: Chairman’s Statement of the 32nd ASEAN Summit,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 29, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/377967692/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Chairman-
s-Statement-of-the-32nd-ASEAN-Summit.
57. “South China Sea: Does the Philippines Have a Strategy?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 30, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/377965372/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Does-the-
Philippines-Have-a-Strategy.
58. “Vietnam: Relations with the United States and China,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 3, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/380023942/Thayer-Vietnam-Relations-With-the-
United-States-and-China.
59. “South China Sea: Implications of China’s Seamless 9-Dash Line,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 4, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/380024582/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Implications-of-China-s-Seamless-9-Dash-Line-pdf.
60. “South China Sea: Chinese Nuclear Capable Bombers Land on Woody Island,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, May 20, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/380025100/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Chinese-
Nuclear-Capable-Bombers-Land-on-Woody-Island.
61. “Vietnam: Question Time in the National Assembly,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 24, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/380902236/Thayer-Question-
Time-in-Vietnam-s-National-Assembly.
62. “South China Sea: Air Defence Identification Zone, US-China Trade Off, & Vietnam and
China, and Malaysia-Singapore Relations,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June
4, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/381983631/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
and-Malaysia-Singapore-Relations.
63. “Australia-United States Relations and the Indo-Pacific Region,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 11, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/381985839/Thayer-Australia-United-States-
Relations-and-the-Indo-Pacific-Region.
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64. “Vietnam: Divestment of Military-Owned Enterprises,” Thayer Consultancy Background

Brief, June 13, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/382302086/Thayer-Vietnam-
Divestment-of-Military-Owned-Enterprises.
65. “Vietnam’s Special Economic Zones Provoke Anti-China Demonstrations - 1,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, June 13, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382307594/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Special-Economic-
Zones-Provoke-Anti-China-Demonstrations.
66. “Vietnam’s Special Economic Zones Provoke Anti-China Demonstrations - 2,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, June 14, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382307594/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Special-Economic-
Zones-Provoke-Anti-China-Demonstrations.
67. “Trump-Kim Singapore Summit: First Step in Protracted Process,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 14, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382308099/Thayer-Trump-Kim-Singapore-
Summit-Assessed.
68. “United States: Is Trump Inadvertently Rearranging the Regional Security
Architecture?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 14, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382308099/Thayer-Trump-Kim-Singapore-
Summit-Assessed.
69. “Vietnam Special Economic Zones Government Backtrack,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 14, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382307594/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Special-Economic-
Zones-Provoke-Anti-China-Demonstrations.
70. “Cambodia: U.S. Sanctions Head of Hun Sen’s Bodyguard,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 15, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382308467/Thayer-Cambodia-Changing-of-the-
Miiltary-Guard-and-U-S-Sanctions-Hun-Sen-s-Bodyguard.
71. “Cambodia: Changing of the Military Guard?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
June 16, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/382308467/Thayer-Cambodia-
Changing-of-the-Miiltary-Guard-and-U-S-Sanctions-Hun-Sen-s-Bodyguard.
72. “Vietnam-U.S. Trade Relations: Free Market v Protectionism,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 16, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382302679/Thayer-Vietnam-U-S-Trade-
Relations-Free-Market-v-Protectionism.
73. “Malaysia: Did Prime Minister Mahathir Sanction Free for All in South China Sea?”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 24, 2018.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/382566482/Thayer-Did-Malaysia-s-Prime-
Minister-Mahathir-Sanction-Free-for-All-in-South-China-Sea..
74. “United States Response to China’s Militarization of the South China Sea,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, June 25, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382567606/Thayer-United-States-Response-to-
China-s-Militarization-of-the-South-China-Sea.
75. “Cambodia’s National Elections: Implications for the Region and Relations with China
and the United States,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 28, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/383003148/Thayer-Cambodia-s-National-
Elections-Implications-for-the-Region.
76. “China-United States Rivalry in North-East and South-East Asia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 28, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/383003513/Thayer-China-United-States-Rivalry-
in-North-East-and-South-East-Asia.
77. “Vietnam Participates in Rim of the Pacific Exercise,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 4, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/383369469/Thayer-Vietnam-
Participates-in-Rim-of-the-Pacific-Exercise.
78. “Vietnam Protests Facebook Map on South China Sea,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 5, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/383367857/Thayer-Vietnam-Protests-Facebook-
Map-on-South-China-Sea.
79. “Vietnam Protests Facebook Map Depicting Chinese Ownership Over Paracel and
Spratly Islands,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 5, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/383367857/Thayer-Vietnam-Protests-Facebook-
Map-on-South-China-Sea.
80. “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Visit Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 6, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/383361994/Thayer-U-S-Secretary-of-State-Mike-
Pompeo-to-Visit-Vietnam.
81. “Vietnam’s Toxic Brew of Anti-China Sentiment,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
July 7, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/383625841/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Toxic-
Brew-of-Anti-China-Sentiment-pdf.
82. “Cambodia 2018 National Elections Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 10, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/383626641/Thayer-
Cambodia-2018-National-Elections-Scene-Setter.
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83. “Philippines Holds Naval Exercises with the U.S.,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 13, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/383816862/Thayer-
Philippines-Holds-Naval-Exercises-With-the-U-S.
84. “Arbitral Tribunal Award on South China Sea Two Years On,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 14, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/384257649/Thayer-Arbitral-Tribunal-Award-on-
the-South-China-Sea-Two-Years-On.
85. “South China Sea: China Threatens ‘Possible Consequences’,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 30, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/385149690/Thayer-South-China-Sea-China-
Threatens-Possible-Consequences.
86. “ASEAN & China Senior Officials Agree on Single Draft South China Sea Code of
Conduct,” Thayer Consultancy Background Report, July 31, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/385151995/Thayer-ASEAN-and-China-Senior-
Officials-Agree-on-Single-Draft-South-China-Sea-Code-of-Conduct.
87. “U.S. National Defense Authorization Act FY 2019,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Report, August 4, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/386245064/Thayer-U-S-
National-Defense-Authorization-Act-FY-2019.
88. “ASEAN-China South China Sea Code of Conduct – Content, Legal Status and
Likelihood,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 4, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/386246963/Thayer-ASEAN-China-South-China-
Sea-Code-of-Conduct-Content-Legal-Status-and-Likelihood.
89. “United States: Secretary Pompeo’s Indo-Pacific Economic Vision - 1,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Report, August 4, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/385553872/Thayer-United-States-Secretary-
Pompeo-s-Indo-Pacific-Economic-Vision
90. “United States: Secretary Pompeo’s Indo-Pacific Economic Vision - 2,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Report, August 5, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/385553872/Thayer-United-States-Secretary-
Pompeo-s-Indo-Pacific-Economic-Vision
91. “South China Sea: Fisheries in the ASEAN-China Draft COC,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Report, August 5, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/386247191/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Fisheries-
in-the-ASEAN-China-Draft-Code-of-Conduct.
92. “South China Sea: Who Are the ‘Parties Concerned’ in Joint Military Exercises?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 7, 2018.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/386247388/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Who-Are-
the-Parties-Concerned-in-Joint-Military-Exercises.
93. “Vietnam to Procure $94.7 million in U.S. Defence Equipment,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 7, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/386246554/Thayer-Vietnam-to-Procure-94-7-
million-in-U-S-Defence-Equipment.
94. “South China Sea: Increased ASEAN Unity Amidst Increasing Tensions?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 8, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/386247547/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Increased-
ASEAN-Unity-Amidst-Increasing-Tensions.
95. “U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy: Implications for Vietnam and the South China Sea,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 9, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/386245691/Thayer-U-S-Indo-Pacific-Strategy-
Implications-for-Vietnam-and-the-South-China-Sea.
96. “Malaysia: PM Mahathir to Visit China -What’s on the Agenda?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 10, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/386247672/Thayer-Malaysia-s-PM-Mahathir-to-
Visit-China-What-s-on-the-Agenda.
97. “China Overtakes Australia as Largest Donor to the South Pacific: Implications,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 11, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/387095791/Thayer-China-Overtakes-Australia-
and-Largest-Donor-to-the-South-Pacific-Implications.
98. “South China Sea: China Permanently Stations SAR Vessel in Spratlys,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Report, August 14, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/386250674/Thayer-South-China-Sea-China-
Permanently-Stations-SAR-Vessel-in-Sptatlys.
99. “China-U.S. to Resume Trade Discussions,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 18, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/387096031/Thayer-China-U-S-
to-Resume-Trade-Talks.
100. “United States: Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 23, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/387109686/Thayer-United-States-Free-and-
Open-Indo-Pacific-Strategy.
101. “Chinese Produced Globe of the World ‘annexes’ Quang Ninh Province,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Report, August 24, 2018.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/387096202/Thayer-Chinese-Produced-Globe-of-
the-World-annexes-Quang-Ninh-Province-pdf.
102. “Indo-Pacific Region: Bibliography of Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs, 2017-
2018,” Thayer Consultancy Background Report, August 28, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/387170163/Thayer-Indo-Pacific-Region-
Bibliography-of-Thayer-Consultancy-Background-Briefs-2017-2018.
103. “Australia: Assessing the New Prime Minister Scott Morrison,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 28, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/387294977/Thayer-Assessing-Australia-s-new-
Prime-Minister-Scott-Morrison.
104. “Senator John McCain and His Vietnam Legacy,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, August 26, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/387296207/thayer-
senator-john-mccain-his-legacy-on-u-s-vietnam-relations.
105. “Senator John McCain’s Legacy on Vietnam-U.S. Relations,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 28, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/387296207/thayer-senator-john-mccain-his-
legacy-on-u-s-vietnam-relations.
106. “U.S.-Vietnam Relations in Retrospect,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 30, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/387460361/Thayer-U-S-
Vietnam-Relations-in-Retrospect-1973-2018.
107. “U.S. Engagement with Vietnam’s Naval Infantry,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Report, September 4, 2018. Not For Distribution.
108. “Chinese Investment Rises in Vietnam: Are Relations Warming?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 5, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/387943417/Thayer-Chinese-Investment-Rises-in-
Vietnam-Are-Relations-Warming
109. “Bui Tin’s Three Careers: Soldier, Journalist, Exile,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, September 7, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/388150098/Thayer-Bui-
Tin-s-Three-Careers-Soldier-Journalist-Exile.
110. “Will U.S. Sanctions Affect Russian Arms Sales to Vietnam?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 12, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/388631902/Thayer-Will-U-S-Sanctions-Affect-
Russia-Arms-Sales-to-Vietnam.
111. “Vietnam: Will Popular Pressure Result in a Recalibration of Relations with China?”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 15, 2018.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/388683768/Thayer-Vietnam-Will-Popluar-
Pressue-Result-in-a-Recalibration-of-Relations-With-China.
112. “Vietnam to become Non-Permanent Member of UN Security Council in 2019,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 15, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/388682974/Thayer-Vietnam-to-Become-Non-
Permament-Member-of-the-United-Nations-Security-Council-2020-21.
113. “Vietnam: Three Navies to Visit Cam Ranh International Port,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 20, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/389236940/Thayer-Vietnam-Three-Navies-to-
Visit-Vietnam-s-Cam-Ranh-International-Port.
114. “Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang Dies – 1,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, September 21, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/389270797/Thayer-
Vietnam-s-President-Tran-Dai-Quang-Dies-1.
115. Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang Dies – 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, September 21, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/389271077/Thayer-
Vietnam-s-President-Tran-Dai-Quang-Dies-2.
116. “Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang Dies – 3,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, September 23, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/389271225/Thayer-
Vietnam-s-President-Tran-Dai-Quang-Dies-3.
117. “Vietnam: Who Will Replace Tran Dai Quang as President?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 23, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/389271329/Thayer-Vietnam-Who-Will-Replace-
Tran-Dai-Quang-as-President.
118. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Address UN General Assembly and Meet with U.S.
Businessmen,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 26, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/389801512/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Prime-Minister-to-
Address-the-UN-General-Assembly-and-meet-with-U-S-Businessmen.
119. “Vietnam China and U.S. Bomber Patrols over the South China Sea and Leadership
Change,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October 1, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/390001055/Thayer-Vietnam-China-and-U-S-
Bomber-Patrols-Over-the-South-China-Sea-and-Leadership-Change.
120. “The Man Who Would Be Vietnam’s Xi Jinping,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, October 2, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/389988937/Thayer-the-
Man-Who-Would-Be-Vietnam-s-Xi-Jinping.
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121. “Do Muoi – The Confucian Referee,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October
2, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/389997453/Thayer-Do-Muoi-The-
Confucian-Referee.
122. “Vietnam’s New Maritime Strategy to 2030: Ends, Ways and Means,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 2, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/389998982/Thayer-Vietnam-s-New-Maritime-
Strategy-Ends-Ways-and-Means
123. “Impact of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement on Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 2, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/390072214/Thayer-Impact-of-the-U-S-Mexico-
Canada-Agreement-on-Vietnam..
124. “Vietnam: Procedures for Selecting the Next State President,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 3, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/390071985/Thayer-Vietnam-Procedures-for-
Selecting-the-Next-State-President.
125. “Vietnam Expanded Powers for the President-Secretary General,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 4, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/390112866/Thayer-Vietnam-Expanded-Powers-
for-the-President-Secretary-General.
126. “China: Explaining Recent Aggressive Assertiveness in the South China Sea,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 4, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/390145407/Thayer-China-Explaining-Recent-
Aggrressive-Assertiveness-in-the-South-China-Sea
127. “U.S.-China Rising Military Tensions,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
October 4, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/390215505/Thayer-U-S-China-
Rising-Military-Tensions.
128. “Vietnam: Party Secretary-General Also Becomes State President,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 5, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/390214850/Thayer-Vietnam-Party-Secretary-
General-Also-Becomes-State-President
129. “Philippines and Vietnam to Discuss Maritime Boundary Delimitation,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 12, 2018.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/390757362/Thayer-Philippines-and-Vietnam-to-
Discuss-Maritime-Boundary-Delimitation.
130. “U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 1,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
October 15, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/390890776/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam-1..
131. “U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
October 15, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/390890911/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam-2.
132. “The Philippines and Impact of the South China Sea Dispute,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 16, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/391218646/Thayer-the-Philippines-and-the-
Impact-of-the-South-China-Sea-Dispute.
133. “Vietnam: From Four Pillars to Three Pillars Leadership,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 21, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/391318516/Thayer-Vietnam-From-Four-Pillars-
to-Three-Pillars-Implications-of-One-Person-Concurrently-Holding-the-Posts-of-
Party-Secretary-General-and-State-Pr.
134. “Vietnam: Implications of One Person Concurrently Holding Posts of Party
Secretary General and State President,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October
21, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/391318516/Thayer-Vietnam-From-Four-
Pillars-to-Three-Pillars-Implications-of-One-Person-Concurrently-Holding-the-Posts-
of-Party-Secretary-General-and-State-Pr.
135. “As China-U.S. Tensions Rise Vietnam Prefers ‘Not too Hot, Not too Cold but Just
Right’,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October 22, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/391318780/Thayer-as-China-US-Tensions-Rise-
Vietnam-Prefers-Not-Too-Hot-Not-Too-Cold-but-Just-Right.
136. “Will the Election of Nguyen Phu Trong as State President Tilt Vietnam Towards
China?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October 23, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/391761845/Thayer-Will-the-Election-of-Nguyen-
Phu-Trong-as-State-President-Tile-Vietnam-Towards-China.
137. “South China Sea: China’s 9-Dash Line, Code of Conduct, Fishing Incidents and U.S.-
Vietnam Military Relations,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, November 6, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/394248886/Thayer-South-China-Sea-China-s-9-
Dash-Line-Code-of-Conduct-Fishing-Incidents-and-U-S-Vietnam-Military-Relations
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138. “U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis Resigns,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 21, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/396839938/Thayer-
Background-Brief-U-S-Defense-Secrtary-Hames-Mattis-Resigns
139. “Vietnam Exhuming Mass Graves of War Dead in Cambodia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 23, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/394249543/Thayer-Vietnam-Exhuming-Mass-
Graves-of-War-Dead-in-Cambodia
140. “A New Cold War in the Indo-Pacific Region?” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 27, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/394249696/Thayer-A-
New-Cold-War-in-the-Indo-Pacific-Region
141. “U.S. FONOPS, Vietnam and the South China Sea,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 5, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/396699278/Thayer-
Background-Brief-U-S-FONOPS-Vietnam-and-the-South-China-Sea
142. “Vietnam’s Intervention in Cambodia Revisited, 1979-2019,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 17, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396717036/Thayer-Background-Brief-Vietnam-s-
Intervention-in-Cambodia-Revisited-1979-2019
143. “Asia Reassurance Initiative Act,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December
24, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/396700154/Thayer-Background-Brief-
Asia-Reassurance-Initiative-Act
144. “Vietnam-United States Diplomatic, Defence and Economic Relations in 2018,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 27, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396704120/Thayer-Background-Brief-Vietnam-
United-States-Diplomatic-Defence-and-Economic-Relations-in-2018
145. “South China Sea in 2019 – Diplomatic, Military and Commercial Developments,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 29, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396711819/Background-Brief-South-China-Sea-
in-2019-Diplomatic-Military-and-Commercial-Developments
146. “U.S. Policy in the Indo-Pacific Region After Secretary of Defense James Mattis,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 29, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396703258/Thayer-Background-Brief-U-S-Policy-
in-the-Indo-Pacific-Region-After-Secretary-of-Defense-James-Mattis
147. “South China Sea Scientific Cooperation Between Vietnam and the Philippines,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 29, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396705204/Thayer-Background-Brief-South-
China-Sea-Scientific-Cooperation
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148. “South China Sea – What to Expect in 2019,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
December 31, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/396710814/Thayer-
Background-Brief-South-China-Sea-What-to-Expect-in-2019
149. “Philippine-China MOU on Cooperation on Oil and Gas Development,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, December 31, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396708716/Thayer-Background-Brief-Philippine-
China-MOU-on-Cooperation-on-OIl-and-Gas-Development
150. “Vietnam’s Anti-Corruption Campaign in 2018 and Prospects for 2019,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, December 31, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396715427/Thayer-Background-Brief-Vietnam-s-
Anti-Corruption-Campaign-in-2018-and-Prospects-for-2019
151. “Vietnam’s Anti-Corruption Campaign in 2018,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 31, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/396715980/Thayer-
Background-Brief-Vietnam-s-Anti-Corruption-Campaign-in-2018
152. “Vietnam – Nguyen Phu Trong’s Anti-Corruption Campaign,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 31, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396716555/Thayer-Background-Brief-Vietnam-
Nguyen-Phu-Trong-s-Anti-Corruption-Campaign
153. “Chinese Investment in Vietnam: Implications,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 31, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/396717740/Thayer-
Background-Brief-Chinese-Investment-in-Vietnam-Implicationsdocx
154. “Vietnam’s Diplomatic Strategy and Major Power Tensions,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 31, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396765681/Thayer-Background-Brief-Vietnam-s-
Diplomatic-Strategy-and-Major-Power-Tensions
Media Interviews
1. Lindsay Murdoch, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, January 1, 2018.
2. Chang Charis, journalist, news.com.au, January 2, 2018.
3. Mark Saunokonoko, Channel 9, January 2, 2018.
4. Tran Le Quynh, BBC Vietnamese, London, January 3, 2018.
5. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, January 4, 2018.
6. BBC World Service, London, January 4, 2018.
7. Toan Quach, Zing Online Newspaper, January 5, 2018.
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8. Rodion Ebbighausen, Asien Programme, Asia Desk, Deutsche Welle, January 5,

2018.
9. Matthew Tostevin, Bureau Chief, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, Thomson
Reuters, January 5, 2018.
10. Alex Willemyns, The Diplomat, January 8, 2018.
11. Nirmal Ghosh, Washington Bureau Chief, The Straits Times, January 11, 2018.
12. Jessica Meyers, Asia Correspondent, Beijing Bureau, Los Angeles Times, January 11,
2018.
13. Ate Hoekstra, Southeast Asia correspondent, Het Financieele Dagblad, January 12,
2018.
14. Le Vu Manh, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing News, Ho Chi Minh City, January 18,
2018.
15. William Gallo, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., January 19, 2018.
16. Marhalim Abas, Southeast Asia Correspondent, Aviation Week, January 19, 2018.
17. Nguyen Linh, BBC, Vietnamese Service, London, January 19, 2018.
18. Tan Qiuyi, Channel News Asia, January 22, 2018.
19. Xuan Son, Hanoi Times, January 22, 2018.
20. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Press Agentur, January 22, 2018.
21. Toan Quach from Zing.vn Online Newspaper, January 22, 2018
22. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., January 22, 2018..
23. Lan Huong, Reporter, The Economy and Urban Newspaper (Kinh tế & Đô thị),
January 23, 2018.
24. Ha Nguyen, Journalist, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, January 24, 2018.
25. Monica Miller and Karishma Vaswani, BBC, London, January 24, 2018.
26. James Pearson, Senior Correspondent, Reuters News, Hanoi, January 24, 2018.
27. Ben Otto, The Wall Street Journal, January 25, 2018.
28. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., January 25, 2018.
29. Dzung Do, Nguoi Viet Daily News (Westminster, CA), January 27, 2018.
30. Michaela del Callar, Diplomatic Correspondent, GMA News Online, January 28,
2018.
31. Seth Tuckfeld, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, January 31, 2018.
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32. Clara Ferreira Marques, Columnist, Breakingviews, Thomson Reuters, February 1,

2018.
33. Primrose Riordan, The Australian, February 6, 2018.
34. Aun Chhengpor, Voice of America, February 8, 2018.
35. Bac Pham, Deutsche Prese Agentur, February 9, 2018.
36. Viet Ha, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., February 9, 2018.
37. Nirmal Ghosh, Washington Bureau Chief, The Straits Times, February 9, 2018.
38. Mai Hoa Pham, SBS News, Vietnamese Service, February 12, 2018.
39. Sovannarith Keo, Radio Free Asia, Khmer Service, Washington D.C., January 13,
2018.
40. Erin Handley, The Phnom Penh Post, January 13, 2018.
41. Đoàn Lan Hương, Phóng viên , Ban Quốc tế, Báo Kinh tế & Đô thi, February 15,
2018.
42. James Borton, Nonresident Fellow, The Stimson Center, February 18, 2018.
43. Benjamin Bathke, Entrepreneurial Journalist, February 19, 2018.
44. Bac Trung Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, February19, 2018.
45. Tommy Zhen Yang, Sputnik International, February 20, 2018
46. David Boyle, Freelance, Voice of America, Februaty 22, 2018.
47. Kann Vicheika, Reporter, Voice of America, Khmer Service, February 22, 2018.
48. Tina Hà Giang, Bangkok Editor, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, Februart 22,
2018.
49. Michael Sullivan, National Public Radio, February 23, 2018.
50. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuter, Hong Kong, February 26, 2018.
51. Jake Maxwell Watts, Southeast Asian correspondent, The Wall Street Journal,
February 26, 2018.
52. Quach Canh Toan, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing News February 27, 2018.
53. Bac Trung Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, February 28, 2018.
54. Bui Minh Long, Deputy General Managing Editor, Tien Phong Newspaper, March
1, 2018.
55. Erin Handley, The Phnom Penh Post, March 1, 2018.
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56. Leonie Kijewski, Reporter, Phnom Penh Post, March 1, 2018.

57. Daphne Chen, Reporter, Phnom Penh Post, March 1, 2018.
58. Dylan Welch, ABC News, March 2, 2018.
59. Jenny Vaughn, Agence France Presse, Hanoi, March 2, 2018.
60. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuter, Hong Kong, March 3, 2018.
61. Duong Thuy Dung, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, March 3, 2018.
62. Minh Hùng, Reporter, Bao Thanh Nien, March 4, 2018.
63. Tom Fawthorp, Eureka Films and Documentaries, March 5, 2018.
64. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, Soha VN, March 6, 2018.
65. Cảnh Toàn, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing News, March 6, 2018.
66. Lisa Murray, The Australian Financial Review, March 8, 2018.
67. Mai Hoa Pham, SBS News, Vietnamese Service, March 8, 2018.
68. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Post, March 8, 2018
69. Khanh Linh Nguyen, Viet Nam TV, March 11, 2018.
70. Nguyen Thanh Tuan, Assistant Managing Editor, Zing.vn, March 11, 2018.
71. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, March 12, 2018.
72. James Massola, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 13, 2018.
73. Liam Cochrane, ABC PM, March 14, 2018.
74. Phillip Adams, ABC Late Night Live, March 14, 2018.
75. VietanhPhan, VnExpress, Hanoi, March 17, 2018.
76. Sovannarith Keo, Broadcaster, Radio Free Asia, Washington, D.C., March 17, 2018.
77. Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Phnom Penh Post, March 18, 2018.
78. Anna Fifield, Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Washington Post, March 19, 2018.
79. Jason Fang, Chinese Service, Asia Pacific Newsroom, ABC News, March 21, 2018.
80. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuter, Hong Kong, March 23, 2018.
81. Tina Hà Giang, Editor, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, March 26, 2018.
82. Tim Daiss, Natural Gas World Magazine, March 26, 2018.
83. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, March 29, 2018.
84. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, April 4, 2018.
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85. Wendell Minnick, Shephard Media, April 10, 2018.

86. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuter, Hong Kong, April 17, 2018.
87. Nathan Paul Southern, Security Analyst, April 17, 2018.
88. Channel News Asia TV, Singapore, April 23, 2018.
89. Yew Lun Tian, Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore), April 23, 2018.
90. Frances G. Mangosing, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila, April 30, 2018,
91. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, April 30, 2018.
92. SBS TV, Canberra, May 3, 2018.
93. Tran My Hang, BBC, May 4, 2018.
94. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2018.
95. Viet Ha, Radio Free Asia, Washington, D.C., May 22, 2018.
96. Ron Corben, Voice of America, May 22, 2018.
97. Ben Dunant, Journalist & Researcher, Myanmar, Voice of America, May 27, 2018.
98. Jan van der Made, Radio France Internationale, Paris, May 28, 2018.
99. Tom Allard, Reuters, June 4, 2018.
100. Xuan Son, freelancer, June 2018.
101. Hoang Nhan Linh Ngo, Honours Student, UNSW Canberra, June 11, 2018.
102. Jan van der Made, Radio France Internationale, Paris, June 12, 2018.
103. David Hutt, Journalist, Asia Times, Phnom Penh, June 13, 2018.
104. Khanh Vu, Reuters News, Hanoi, June 13, 2018.
105. Le Trac Vuong, Institute of Defence International Relations, Ministry of National
Defence, Hanoi, June 14, 2018.
106. Keegan Elmer, China Reporter, Editorial, South China Morning Post, June 14, 2018.
107. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, June 14, 2018.
108. Andrej Matisak, Deputy Head of Foreign Desk, Pravda, Prague, June 14, 2018.
109. George Wright, The Diplomat, June 15, 2018.
110. John Boudreau. Vietnam Bureau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, June 15, 2018.
111. Aun Chhengpor, Voice of American, Phnom Penh, June 16, 2018.
112. James Borton, Non-Resident Fellow, The Stimpson Center, June 16, 2018.
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113. John Boudreau, Reuters, Hanoi, June 18, 2018.

114. Keegan Elmer, China Reporter, Editorial, South China Morning Post, June 19, 2018.
115. Tung Ngo, Producer, Channel NewsAsia TV, Hanoi, June 21, 2018.
116. Huỳnh Phan, Vietnam.net, June 21, 2018
117. Alex Willemyns, The Diplomat, June 22, 2018.
118. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, June 24, 2018.
119. Manh Le, World Desk News, Zing.News, Ho Chi Minh City, June 25, 2018.
120. Gabriella Farber, Al Jazeera TV, Kuala Lumpur, June 25, 2018.
121. Lê Quỳnh, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, June 26, 2018.
122. News Hour, Al Jazeera TV, Doha, June 27, 2018.
123. Goh Sui Noi, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times, June 28, 2018.
124. Luke Hung, freelance journlist, June 28, 2018.
125. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., June 28, 2018
126. Jan van der Made, Radio France Internationale, Paris, June 29, 2018.
127. Le Vu Manh, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing News, July 4, 2018.
128. Loc Tran, Reporter, ZingNews, July 5, 2018.
129. Dien Luong, Columbia Journalism School, New York, July 5, 2018.
130. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, July 6, 2018.
131. John Boudreau, Reuters, Hanoi, July 6, 2018.
132. James Pearson,. Hanoi Bureau Chief, Reuters, July 7, 2018.
133. Erin Handley, freelance journalist, July 11, 2018.
134. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, July 13, 2018.
135. James Pearson, Hanoi Bureau Chief, Reuters, July 13, 2018.
136. Tran Trong Kien, News Editor, Viet Nam News, Hanoi, July 14, 2018.
137. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, July 15, 2018.
138. Michael Sainsbury, journalist and photographer, Bangkok, July 24, 2018.
139. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuter, Hong Kong, July 26, 2018.
140. Tom Allard, Reuters News, Thompson Reuters, Phnom Penh, July 27, 2018.
141. Jim Gomez, Associated Press, Manila, July 30-, 2018.
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142. Channel News Asia TV, Singapore, July 30, 2018.

143. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., August 2, 2018.
144. Tran Le Quynh, BBC, August 2, 2018.
145. Karishma Vaswani, BBC London, August 3, 2018.
146. Le Vu Manh, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing News, August 4, 2018.
147. Nguyen Hoang Chi Mai, World News Reporter, Zing News, August 4, 2018.
148. Nga Pham, BBC, Vietnamese Service, August 4, 2018.
149. Nguyen Hoang Chi Mai, World News Reporter, Zing News, August 5, 2018.
150. Dan Southerland, Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2018.
151. Brad Lendon, Senior Homepage Producer, CNN International, August 8, 2018.
152. Vietanh Phan, VietNamExpress, Hanoi, August 8, 2018.
153. Lan Huong Doan, Bao Kinh te & Do thi, Hanoi, August 9, 2018.
154. Tina Hà Giang, Editor, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, August 9-10.,2018.
155. Ruijie Wu, 21st Century Business Herald, Guangzhou, August 10, 2018.
156. Jake Maxwell Watts, Southeast Asian Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, August 10,
2018.
157. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, August 14, 2018.
158. Alexey Tashchilin, Chinese Department, Radio Sputnik, Moscow, August 14, 2018.
159. Daria Markovas, Sputnik News Agency, Radio Sputnik, Moscow, August 14, 2018.
160. Ellen Mondez Cruz, The Tokyo Shimbun and The Chunichi Shimbun, Manila, August
17, 2018.
161. Ronito R. Calunsod, Staff Reporter, Manila Bureau, Kyodo News, Manila, August 17,
2019.
162. Bac Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, August 18, 2018.
163. Van Anh, Lao Dong newspaper, August 23, 2018.
164. Dang Du Nhat, Tuoi Tre, August 24, 2018.
165. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, August 24, 2018.
166. Rob Mattheson, Al Jazeera TV, Doha, August 26, 2018.
167. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, August 28, 2018.
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168. Paul Toohey, News.Com.Au, August 28, 2018.

169. Duong Thuy Dung, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, August 28, 2018.
170. Bùi Phương Thảo, Zing News, August 28, 2018.
171. Bac Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, August 30, 2018.
172. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, September 6, 2018.
173. Aun Chhengpor, Voice of America, September 7, 2018.
174. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, September 11, 2018.
175. Tom Fawthrop, Southeast Asia journalist & filmmaker, Eureka Films, September 15,
2018.
176. James Borton, Nonresident Fellow, The Stimson Center, September 15, 2018.
177. Gwen Robinson, Nikkei Asia Review, September 21, 2018.
178. Dene-Hern Chen, Southeast Asia correspondent, Agence France Presse, Bangkok,
September 21, 2018.
179. Vi Vu, VNExpress, September 20, 2018.
180. Jenny Vaughn, Agence France Presse, Hanoi, September 21, 2018.
181. John Boudreau, Bloomberg Newsroom, September 21, 2018.
182. Bui Minh Long, Xinhua, September 21, 2018.
183. Tina Ha Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, September 21, 2018.
184. Helen Clark, freelance journalist, September 21, 2018.
185. Michael Sullivan, National Public Radio, September 21, 2018.
186. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, September 21, 2018.
187. Bac Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, September 23, 2018.
188. ABC Radio National, Saturday Extra with Geraldine Doogue, pre-recorded
September 29, 2018.
189. Dien Nguyen An Luong, Columbia Journalism School, September 26, 2018.
190. Xuan Son, freelancer, October 1, 2018.
191. Keegan Elmer, China Reporter, South China Morning Post, October 2, 2018.
192. Jenny Vaughan, Bureau Chief, Agence France Presse, Hanoi, October 2, 2018.
193. Dien Nguyen An Luong, Zing News, October 2, 2018.
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194. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 2, 2018.

195. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., October 2, 2018.
196. Keegan Elmer, China Reporter, Editorial, South China Morning Post, October 2,
2018.
197. Mai Nguyen, Thompson Reuters News, Hanoi, October 3, 2018.
198. Charlie Campbell, East Asia Correspondent, TIME Asia, October 3, 2018.
199. Benjamin Bathke, Entrepreneurial Journalist, Deutsche Welle, October 3, 2018.
200. Tina Thanh-Ha Vu, Bangkok Editor, BBC Vietnamese Service, October 4, 2018.
201. Bac Pham, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi, October 4, 2018.
202. Jenny Vaughan, Bureau Chief, Agence France Presse, Hanoi, October 4, 2018.
203. Nguyen Mai, Reuters News, October 4, 2018.
204. Keegan Elmer, China Reporter, Editorial, South China Morning Post, October 4,
2018.
205. Rubén López, international editor, Portafolio (Columbia), October 4, 2018.
206. Vietanh Phan, VnExpress, Hanoi, October 4, 2018.
207. Benjamin Bathke, Entrepreneurial Journalist, Deutsche Welle, October 5, 2018.
208. Charlie Campbell, East Asia Correspondent, TIME Asia, October 10, 2018
209. Jim Gomez, Associated Press, Manila, October 12, 2018.
210. Le Thanh Danh, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing News, October 15, 2018.
211. Doan Lan Huong, Reporter, Soha, October 15, 2018.
212. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 15, 2018.
213. Jake Maxwell Watts, Southeast Asia Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, October 18,
2018.
214. Jan van der Made, Radio France Internationale, Paris, October 19, 2018.
215. Bui Minh Long, Deputy General Managing Editor, Tien Phong Newspaper, Hanoi,
October 21, 2018.
216. Vu Thuy Vi, VNExpress, Ho Chi Minh City, October 21, 2018.
217. Vietanh, VnExpress, Hanoi, October 22, 2018.
218. Bac Pham, Deutsche Prese Agentur, Hanoi, October 23, 2018.
219. Christine Chang, Channel News Asia TV, Singapore, October 23, 2018.
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220. Tommy Yang, Sputnik (Moscow), October 23, 2018.

221. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 25, 2018.
222. Bui Hoai Nam, Viet Nam News, Da Nang, November 6, 2018.
223. Media Press Conference, Sheraton Resort, Da Nang, November 8, 2018
224. Vietnam Television, VTV 1, Panorama, Sheraton Resort, Da Nang, November 8,
2018.
225. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, November 18, 2018.
226. Radio BeFM (Busan) Morning Wave Program, November 22, 2018.
227. Lasse Karner, Asia Correspondent, Kristeligt Dagblad, Singapore, November 22,
2018.
228. Jenny Vaughan, Agence France Presse, Hanoi, November 27, 2018.
229. Bennett Murray, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, November 29, 2018.
230. Tuan Dao Minh, Hanoi Times, November 30, 2018.
231. James Borton, Nonresident Fellow, The Stimson Center, December 5, 2018.
232. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, December 6, 2018.
233. Khanh Linh Nguyen, Voice of Vietnam, Sydney, December 12, 2018.
234. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, December 13, 2018.
235. Mike Tstarski, freelancer, Ho Chi Minh City, December 17, 2018.
236. Toan Lam, Quan Doi Nhan Dan, December 18, 2018.
237. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, December 18, 2018.
238. Bac Pham, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi, December 21, 2018.
239. Channel News Asia TV, Singapore, December 21, 2018.
240. Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times, December 27, 2018.
241. Tuan Dao Minh, Hanoi Times, December 27, 2018
242. Van Khoa, Thanh Nien, December 29, 2018
243. Du Nhat Dang, Tuoi Tre, December 29, 2018
244. James Borton, Nonresident Fellow, The Stimson Center, December 29, 2018.
245. Du Nhat Dang, Tuoi Tre, December 31, 2018.
246. Supriya Batra, TIME Magazine Asia, Hong Kong, December 31, 2018.
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247. Bien Bang Bui, Chief Executive Officer, Center of Strategic Studies and International
Development, Hanoi, December 31, 2018.
248. Vu Thuy Vi, VNExpress International, Ho Chi Minh City, December 31, 2018.
249. Tuan Dao Minh, Hanoi Times, December 31, 2018.
250. Dien Nguyen An Luong, Columbia School of Journalism, December 31, 2018.