Deepening regionalism in Asia demands new leadership. Strong elites who are committed
to a supranational identity are a minimum requirement of successful regionalism. Regional …

The region's most powerful organization, ASEAN, is being challenged to ensure security and
encourage democracy while simultaneously reinventing itself as a model of Asian …

Vietnam's membership in ASEAN, which was achieved in 1995, is widely regarded as a
powerful symbol and most significant result of Hanoi's new foreign policy as part of the doi …

This paper assesses processes of adoption of agricultural innovations introduced to the
northwestern uplands of Vietnam since the late 1950s as a result of external driving forces …

This book discusses Vietnam's relations with ASEAN in the period from the early 1970s to
mid-1990s. It focuses on the evolution of Hanoi's view on ASEAN, from denial to integration …

The article sets out to gauge the usefulness of the concepts of legitimacy, sovereignty and
nation in theorising a specific, South-East Asian case of nation building. It looks at the …

Six decades ago, Vietnam was colonised by France after a long history of successive
dynasties tributary to the country's larger neighbour–China. During World War II, Vietnam …

Vietnamese diacritics are used throughout the text except for names commonly used in
English, such as Ho Chi Minh, Viet Minh and Hanoi, or names of Vietnamese authors writing …

The structural changes of the post-Cold War era have resulted in new views on the definition
and nature of security. According to this new approach, security comprises aspects of non …

The Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 caused severe hardship in Southeast Asia, and
many countries tightened their regulation of banks and other financial institutions, adopted …