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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554205803321

Autore

Nguyen Vu Tung

Titolo

Flying blind : Vietnam's decision to join ASEAN / / Nguyen Vu Tung [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, , 2021

ISBN

981-4881-96-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

327.597

Soggetti

POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General

Vietnam Foreign relations Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia Foreign relations Vietnam

Vietnam Politics and government 1975-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2021).

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- GLOSSARY -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 THE PARIS AGREEMENT AND VIETNAM-ASEAN RELATIONS IN THE EARLY 1970s -- 3 1978 TO 1985: Coexistence between Two Opposing Groups -- 4 JOINING ASEAN: Political and Strategic Factors -- 5 JUMPING ON A MOVING TRAIN: Vietnam Joins ASEAN -- 6 ASEAN MEMBERSHIP AND VIETNAM’S SHIFTING NATIONAL IDENTITY -- 7 CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- The Author

Sommario/riassunto

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 in the organization. Further, it reveals the reasons behind Hanoi's decision to join ASEAN in 1995 in the context of the transformation of the overall Vietnam's foreign policy when the Cold War ended. Relaxation of the Cold War conditions allowed Hanoi to improve understanding of ASEAN that resulted in better Vietnam-ASEAN relations and subsequent Vietnam's membership in ASEAN. The author has had access to documents and interviewees that few other researchers can rival. And the richness of the empirical evidence of this book makes a significant contribution to the studies of Vietnam foreign relations in specific and Southeast Asian international relations in general.