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Carlyle A. Thayer Activities Report 2017

Highlights
6 Academic Publications
9 International Conference Papers
15 Published Interview Transcripts
18 Other Publications (including The Diplomat)
19 Seminar and Other Presentations
28 articles Chennai Centre for China Studies
186 Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs
341 Media Interviews (Email, Phone, Radio 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).
 Member, Australian National Committee, Council for Security Cooperation in the
Asia-Pacific (CSCAP).
 Contributor, The Diplomat (October 2013-present)
 Member, Advisory Board, International Journal of China Studies (February 2014-
present)
 Editorial Consultant, Radio Free Asia, (2014-present)
 External Expert, Oxford Analytica (2015-present)
 Senior Analyst, Wikistrat (2015-present)
 Member, Advisory Board, Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic
Relations: An International Journal (2015-present).
 Member of Editorial Board, Vietnam Studies (Moscow, 2017-)
 Visiting Fellow, Defence and Strategic Studies Course, Centre for Defence and
Strategic Studies, Australian Defence College (June 2017).
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 Executive Education Program/National Asia Security Studies Program, The

University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberran
(2014-2017)
Academic Publications
“ASEAN’s Long March to a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea,” Maritime Issues,
Special Issue, No. 1, November 2017, 39-49.
“Australia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Economic Opportunities and Geo-
Strategic Concerns,” in Kỷ yếu hội thảo khoa học quốc tế: Sáng kiến vành đai và con đường của
Trung Quốc: Cơ hội và thách thức [Proceedings of the International Conference: China’s
Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities and Challenges], Hanoi: University of Social
Sciences and Humanities Vietnam National University and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung,
October 2017, 1-15.
“Defence Economics: Vietnam,” in The Military Balance 2017 (London: Routledge and
Taylor & Francis Group for The International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2017), 264-
268.
“The Political Economy of Military-Run Enterprises in Vietnam,” in Paul Chambers and
Napisa Waitoolkiat, eds., Khaki Capital: The Political Economy of the Military in Southeast
Asia. (Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Press, 2017), 130-160.
“Vietnam: China a Partner of Cooperation and Object of Struggle,” CPI Analysis, China
Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, September 11, 2017.
https://cpianalysis.org/2017/09/11/vietnam-china-a-partner-of-cooperation-and-object-
of-struggle/
“Vietnam’s Foreign Policy in an Era of Rising Sino-US Competition and Increasing
Domestic Political Influence,” Asian Security, 3(2017), 183-199. DOI:
10.1080/14799855.2017.1354570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14799855.2017.1354570.

Publications Completed (in press)

“Australia and China Square Off,” Security Times [Munich Security Conference], January
2018.
Foreword, Han Nguyen Nguyen Nha, Evidence of Vietnam’s Sovereignty Over the
Paracel and Spratly Islands.
The Evolution of Vietnamese Diplomacy, 1986-2016,” in Le Hong Hiep and Anton
Tsvetov, eds. Vietnam’s Foreign Policy under Doi Moi, 1986-2016, Singapore: Yusok Ishak
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2018.
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“Force Modernisation: Vietnam,” in Southeast Asian Affairs 2018. Singapore: Institute of

Southeast Asian Studies.
“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.
“Vietnam in 2017: Foreign Policy Successes, Difficult Domestic Challenges,” Vietnam
Economic Times, January 2018.
“Vietnam’s Foreign Policy,” in Takashi Inoguchi, ed., The SAGE Handbook of Asian Foreign
Policy, Vol. 2, 2017.

Other Publications:
“Staying on course,” Vietnam Economic Times, January 2017, 6-7.
“Vietnam in good stead regionally and internationally,” VietNamNet Bridge, January 3,
2017. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/170581/vietnam-in-good-stead-
regionally-and-internationally--carl-thayer.html.
“Vietnam and the South China Sea’s Roiled Waters,” Asia and the Pacific Policy Forum,
January 30, 2017. https://www.policyforum.net/vietnam-south-china-seas-roiled-
waters/.
“Chinese takeout: The Trump administration adds uncertainty to the standoff in the
South China,” The Security Times, Special Edition of The Atlantic Times for the 53rd Munich
Security Conference, February 2017, p. 25.
https://www.securityconference.de/en/discussion/the-security-times/.
“Why aren’t Australia and Vietnam strategic partners?” The Interpreter (Lowy Institute
for International Affairs), March 17, 2017. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-
interpreter/why-aren-t-australia-and-vietnam-strategic-partners
“Refashioned approach,” Vietnam Economic Times, April 16, 2017.
http://vneconomictimes.com/article/vietnam-today/refashioned-approach.
“ASEAN’S Long March to a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea,” Maritime Issues,
July 18, 2017. http://www.maritimeissues.com/politics/aseans-long-march-to-a-code-of-
conduct-in-the-south-china-sea.html.
“China Maritime,” The Nelson Report, July 19, 2017. 10-12.
“Vietnam’s strategies in the South China Sea,” East Asia Forum, July 28, 2017.
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/07/28/vietnams-strategies-in-the-south-china-
sea/#more-79021.
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“Cambodia: A Democracy No Longer, Descends into Autocratic Rule,” Asian Currents

[Asian Studies Association of Australia], October 13, 2017. http://asaa.asn.au/cambodia-
democracy-no-longer-descends-autocratic-rule/
“Cambodia’s illiberal democracy swinging towards autocracy,” East Asia Forum, October
31, 2017. http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/10/31/93828/.
“GS Carl Thayer: ‘APEC Vietnam 2017 sẽ khỏa lấp bất đồng, tìm sự tương đồng’,” Viet
Nam Finance, October 31, 2017. http://vietnamfinance.vn/gs-carl-thayer-apec-vietnam-
2017-se-khoa-lap-bat-dong-tim-su-tuong-dong-20171026093027306.htm
The Diplomat Magazine
“Maritime Disputes,” The Diplomat Magazine, Issue No. 26, January 2017, 25-27.
http://magazine.thediplomat.com/#/issues/-KZUQc3lhZb_ptOmUZAl/read.
“Dead in the Water: The South China Sea Arbitral Award, One Year Later,” The Diplomat
Magazine, No. 32, July 2017. http://magazine.thediplomat.com/#/issues/-
Kn854zX8kS8j5zNjSvP/read.
The Diplomat (Internet Edition)
“Is a New China-Vietnam Maritime Crisis Brewing in the South China Sea?’ , June 29,
2017 http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/is-a-new-china-vietnam-maritime-crisis-brewing-
in-the-south-china-sea/.
“Asia Reassurance Initiative Act: A Republican Vision for Engaging Southeast Asia,” The
Diplomat, July 19, 2017. http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/asia-reassurance-initiative-act-a-
republican-vision-for-engaging-southeast-asia/.
“Alarming Escalation in the South China Sea: China Threatens Force if Vietnam
Continues Oil Exploration in Spratlys,” The Diplomat, July 24, 2017.
http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/alarming-escalation-in-the-south-china-sea-china-
threatens-force-if-vietnam-continues-oil-exploration-in-spratlys/.
“Will Trump’s Visit to Asia Mark the Moment US Leadership in the Region Is Irrevocably
Ceded to China?,” The Diplomat, November 2, 2017.
https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/will-trumps-visit-to-asia-mark-the-moment-us-
leadership-in-the-region-is-irrevocably-ceded-to-china/

Chennai Centre for China Studies

“Vietnam: Exxon Mobil Signs Agreements to Develop Vietnam’s Largest Gas Project,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S Article no: 0003/2017, January 17, 2017.
http://www.c3sindia.org/china/5921.
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“Vietnam: Exxon Mobil Signs Agreements to Develop Vietnam’s Largest Gas Project,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, CAS Article no. 0004/2017, January 17, 2017.
http://www.caschennai.org/?p=675.
“Cambodia: The Trump Administration and Hun Sen’s Pro-China Tilt,” Chennai Centre
for China Studies, C3S Article no: 0004/2017, January, 31, 2017.
http://www.c3sindia.org/china/5932.
“Cambodia: The Trump Administration and Hun Sen’s Pro-China Tilt,” Chennai Centre
for China Studies, CAS Article no. 0007/2017, January, 31, 2017.
http://www.caschennai.org/?p=683 .
“Vietnam: Should Tet (Lunar New Year) Be Abolished?” Chennai Centre for China
Studies,, C3S Article no: 0005/2017, January, 31, 2017.
http://www.c3sindia.org/japan/5933.
“Vietnam: Should Tet (Lunar New Year) Be Abolished?” Chennai Centre for China
Studies, CAS Article no. 0008/2017, January, 31, 2017. http://www.caschennai.org/?p=685.
“Vietnam and the South China Sea’s Roiled Waters,” Chennai Centre for China Studies,
C3S Article no: 0011/2017, February 7, 2017. http://www.c3sindia.org/military/5943.
“Vietnam and the South China Sea’s Roiled Waters,” Chennai Centre for China Studies,
CAS Article no. 0015/2017, February 7, 2017. http://www.caschennai.org/?p=702.
“Military Modernization and Capacity Building in the Philippines and Vietnam,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S Article no: 00010/2017 February 7, 2017.
http://www.c3sindia.org/military/5942
“Military Modernization and Capacity Building in the Philippines and Vietnam,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, CAS article no. 0014/2017, February 7, 2017.
http://www.caschennai.org/?p=700
“Cambodia: Hun Sen Courts Khmer-Chinese to ‘Protect Stability’,” Chennai Centre for
China Studies, C3S Article no: 0013/2017, February 10, 2017,
http://www.c3sindia.org/china/5949.
Cambodia: Hun Sen Courts Khmer-Chinese to ‘Protect Stability’;” Chennai Centre for
China Studies, CAS Article no. 0017/2017, February 10, 2017.
http://www.caschennai.org/?p=709.
“US Defense Secretary James Mattis Tones Down Rhetoric on South China Sea Dispute,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S Article no: 0014/2017, February 11, 2017.
http://www.c3sindia.org/japan/5952.
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“US Defense Secretary James Mattis Tones Down Rhetoric on South China Sea Dispute,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, CAS Article no. 0016/2017, February 11, 2017.
http://www.caschennai.org/?p=707.
“The South China Sea: Lynchpin of the Shifting Strategic Balance,” Chennai Centre for
China Studies, C3S Article No. 0025/2017, March 12, 2017.
http://www.c3sindia.org/china/6002.
“The South China Sea: Lynchpin of the Shifting Strategic Balance,” Chennai Centre for
China Studies, CAS Article No. 0022/2017, March 12, 2017.
http://www.caschennai.org/?p=726.
“South China Sea Issues and Secretary Tillerson’s Visit to China,” Chennai Centre for
China Studies,, C3S Article No: 0026/2017, March 20, 2017.
http://www.c3sindia.org/japan/6010.
“U.S. Secretary of State Visits Japan, South Korea and China,” Chennai Centre for China
Studies, C3S Article No: 0027/2017, March 20, 2017. http://www.c3sindia.org/japan/6008.
“South China Sea: Chinese Assertiveness and the Possibility of Further Legal Action,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S Article No: 0028/2017, March 20, 2017.
http://www.c3sindia.org/china/6006.
“United States: Obama’s Rebalancing Passé,” Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S
Article no: 0030/2017, March 29, 2017. http://www.c3sindia.org/china/6018.
“Vietnam’s strategies in the South China Sea,” Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S
Article no: 0067/2017, July 31, 2017. http://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-
strategy/vietnams-strategies-in-the-south-china-sea-by-carlyle-a-thayer/.
“ASEAN at 50: Still a Work in Progress,” Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S Article
no: 0075/2017, August 23, 2017. http://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/asean-at-
50-still-a-work-in-progress-by-carlyle-a-thayer/.
“South China Sea: Pros and Cons of ASEAN’s Code of Conduct; Chennai Centre for
China Studies, C3S Article no: 0076/2017, August 23, 2017.
http://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/south-china-sea-pros-and-cons-of-aseans-
code-of-conduct-by-carlyle-a-thayer/.
“North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan,” Chennai Centre for China Studies, CAS
Article no. 0043/2017, September 5, 2017. http://www.caschennai.org/?p=808 .n
“China’s Arms Sales to Southeast Asia,” Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S Article
no: 0079/2017. September 5, 2017. http://www.caschennai.org/?p=808.
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“Cambodia: Hun Sen’s Growing anti-Americanism,” Chennai Centre for China Studies,
C3S Article no: 0078/2017, September 5, 2017. http://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-
strategy/cambodia-hun-sens-growing-anti-americanism-by-carlyle-a-thayer/.
“Cambodia: Hun Sen Chooses Dependence on China,” Chennai Centre for China Studies,
C3S Article no: 0081/2017, September 7, 2017. http://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-
strategy/cambodia-hun-sen-chooses-dependence-on-china-by-carlyle-a-thayer/.
“Vietnam: APEC Summit – Strategic Context, Agenda, Priorities and Official Visits,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S Article No. 0093/2017, November 4, 2017.
https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/vietnam-apec-summit-strategic-context-
agenda-priorities-and-official-visits-by-carlyle-a-thayer/

Letters to the Editor

“The Limits of China’s Control,” Letter to the Editor, Australian Financial Review, January
6, 2017. http://www.afr.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/letters-china-company-tax-cut-
and-centrelink-20170105-gtmdg.
“History shows Beijing respects strength,” Letter to the Editor, Australian Financial
Review, January 17, 2017.

Interview Transcripts
“GS Úc: ‘Không có lý do gì Việt Nam không thể tiếp tục duy trì hai cái Tết’,” Soha News,
January 23, 2017. http://soha.vn/gs-uc-khong-co-ly-do-gi-viet-nam-khong-the-tiep-tuc-
duy-tri-hai-cai-tet-20170121214259168.htm.
Dai Tieng Noi Viet Nam/Voice of Vietnam, “Giáo sư Thayer: Việt Nam nên giữ Tết Âm
để duy trì bản sắc và sức mạnh,” January 23, 2017. http://vov.vn/the-gioi/quan-sat/giao-
su-thayer-viet-nam-nen-giu-tet-am-de-duy-tri-ban-sac-va-suc-manh-588488.vov.
“Carl Thayer: Final formal COC could be delayed until 2018,” Hanoi Times, May 16, 2017.
http://hanoitimes.com.vn/news/defend-the-sovereignty/2017/05/81E0B23E/carl-thayer-
final-formal-coc-could-be-delayed-until-2018/.
Thanh Tuan, “Thayer: Việt Nam đang ‘đối ngoại chủ động’ với Mỹ, Nhật,” Zing.News, June 7, 2017.
http://news.zing.vn/thayer-viet-nam-dang-doi-ngoai-chu-dong-voi-my-nhat-post752917.html.
“Chuyên gia quốc tế giải đáp câu hỏi ‘nóng’: Cuộc chiến Mỹ - Triều có xảy ra?,” Tintuc.vn,
August 8, 2017. http://tintuc.vn/chuyen-gia-quoc-te-giai-dap-cau-hoi-nong-cuoc-chien-
my-trieu-co-xay-ra-207307 “Tổng bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng sẽ lưu lại hết nhiệm kỳ?”
Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, August 10, 2017.
https://www.voatiengviet.com/a/tong-bi-thu-nguyen-phu-trong-se-luu-lai-het-nhiem-
ky/3979216.html.
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“Chuyên gia Úc lý giải tại sao Nhật Bản không bắn hạ tên lửa Triều Tiên.” Soha.vn,
August 30, 2017. http://soha.vn/chuyen-gia-uc-ly-giai-tai-sao-nhat-ban-khong-ban-ha-
ten-lua-trieu-tien-20170830144926803.htm
“Triều Tiên thử bom nhiệt hạch: ‘Một mũi tên trúng nhiều đích’?,” Tin.tuc, September 5,
2017. http://tintuc.vn/trieu-tien-thu-bom-nhiet-hach-mot-mui-ten-trung-nhieu-dich-
211430.
Mai Van, “Vũ khí : Hàng giá rẻ khác của Trung Quốc tại Đông Nam Á,” Radio France
Internationale, September 15, 2017; http://vi.rfi.fr/chau-a/20170915-vu-khi-hang-gia-re-
khac-cua-trung-quoc-dang-tran-vao-dong-nam-a.
‘APEC must seek trade liberalisation in atmosphere of protectionism: professor,’ Viet Nam
News, October 28, 2017. http://vietnamnews.vn/opinion/416434/apec-must-seek-trade-
liberalisation-in-atmosphere-of-protectionism-professor.html#tjR1pscDb7ZE26yw.97
“APEC must seek trade liberalisation in atmosphere of protectionism: professor,”
VietNamNet Bridge, October 30, 2017.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/189270/apec-must-seek-trade-
liberalisation-in-atmosphere-of-protectionism--professor.html
“Giáo sư Carlyle Thayer nói về chuyến thăm VN chính thức của ông Trump,” Lan Huong,
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2017. http://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/carl-thayer-
talks-about-trumps-official-visit-to-VN-10312017080839.html
“Các thách thức đón chờ Tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump tại châu Á,” Trong Nghia, Radio
France Internationale, November 2, 2017. http://vi.rfi.fr/chau-a/20171102-cac-thach-thuc-
don-cho-tong-thong-my-donald-trump-tai-chau-a.
“Chiến lược Ấn Độ Thái Bình Dương tự do và mở là gì?,” Radio Free Asia, November 9,
2017, http://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/news/vietnamnews/what-does-trump-want-from-
indo-pacific-theme-11092017090157.html.
“Dấu hiệu tích cực trong quan hệ Việt - Mỹ sau chuyến thăm của Tổng thống Trump,”
Tin Tuc Viet Nam, November 14, 2017. https://tintuc.vn/dau-hieu-tich-cuc-trong-quan-he-
viet-my-sau-chuyen-tham-cua-tong-thong-trump-224694.
“Interview with Emeritus Professor Carl Thayer,” Area Studies South East Asia 2017. (New
Delhi: Foreign Policy Research Centre, 2017), 7-13.
https://www.scribd.com/document/355332421/Thayer-The-Association-of-Southeast-
Asian-Nations-ASEAN-and-Its-Relations-with-India-China-and-the-United-States.
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International Conference Papers

“The South China Sea: Lynchpin of the Shifting Strategic Balance,” Presentation to
International Conference on “South China Sea: Impact on Major Power Relations and
Regional Security,” co-sponsored by the Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew
School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and the Australia-China
Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia, February 10-11, 2017.
“Australia: Trump’s USA, China and Multipolar Asia,” Presentation to International
Conference on Emerging Re-Alignments in Asia, sponsored by the Delhi Policy Group,
Vice Regal Room, The Claridges Hotel, New Delhi, India, March 10, 2017.
“Defense and Security Issues in an ASEAN Maritime Community: The Role of Navies,”
Presentation to Towards an ASEAN-Centric Maritime Security Community, Third
Maritime Security Symposium 2017, hosted by The Philippine Navy, Constellation,
Diamond Hotel, Manila, The Philippines, May 10, 2017.
“Major Powers: Future Intentions and Policies in the Region,” Presentation to the
Vietnam-Australia 1.5 Track Defence Dialogue, Ministry of National Defence, Hanoi,
Vietnam, May 18, 2017.
“Major Powers as ASEAN Dialogue Partners and Potential Contributions to Maritime
Security,” Presentation to the Vietnam-Australia 1.5 Track Defence Dialogue, Ministry of
National Defence, Hanoi, Vietnam, May 18, 2017.
“The Trump Administration’s Policy Towards the South China Sea: Rhetoric and
Reality,” Presentation to the Third International Conference on Security and Cooperation
in the South China Sea, sponsored by the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy
of Sciences, Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya Hotel, Moscow, September 18, 2017.
“Australia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Economic Opportunities and Geo-
Strategic Concerns,” Presentation to Conference on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, co-
sponsored by Vietnam National University, University of Social Sciences and Humanities
and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Hilton Hotel Opera, Hanoi, October 6, 2017.
“Australia’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility and China’s Belt and Road
Initiative: Squaring Commercial Opportunities with National Security,” Presentation to
International Panel Looking North: A Two-Way Perspective, 5th Annual Northern
Australia Defence Summit, co-sponsored by Australian Defence Magazine and Northern
Territory Government, Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory, October
25-26, 2017.
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“Law Enforcement in the South China Sea: The Role of Regional Coast Guards,”
Presentation to 9th International Conference on the South China Sea, co-sponsored by the
Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Foundation for East Sea Studies and Viet Nam
Lawyers’ Association, Nikko Sai Gon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, November 27-28, 2017.

Academic and Other Presentations

“Opening Remarks on Recent Events in the South China Sea and Future Challenges” to
the Defence Subcommitee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence
and Trade, Parliament House, Canberra, A.C.T., February 14, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Foreign Policy,” Presentation to The Political Economy of Vietnam Short
Course for the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Coral Bell School of Asia
Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University, Canberra, March 2, 2017.
https://www.scribd.com/document/340941179/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Foreign-Policy.
“Vietnam and the Philippines,” Presentation to Session 5 Our Near Neighbourhood:
Asia-Pacific Update, ASPI State of the Region Master Class, Australian Strategic Policy
Institute, Canberra, March 15, 2017.
https://www.scribd.com/document/341928935/Australia-s-Engagement-with-Vietnam-
and-the-Philippines.
“Asia-Pacific Regional Security: The Major Powers,” Presentation to Masters in National
Security Administration Program, National Defense College of The Philippines, Manila,
May 9, 2017.
“Cohesion and Challenges in South East Asia in the 21st Century,” Presentation to the
Defence and Strategic Studies Course, Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies,
Australian Defence College, Weston Creek, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia, June 19, 2017.
“Viet Nam and Cambodia: Security and Prospects,” Presentation to the Defence and
Strategic Studies Course, Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies, Australian Defence
College, Weston Creek, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia, June 21, 2017.
“China Continues to Challenge a Rules-Based Order in the South China Sea,”
Presentation to the Australian Institute of International Affairs (NSW), The Glover
Cottages, Sydney, August 8, 2017.
“Vietnam: Strategic and Economic Challenges,” Roundtable, Office of National
Assessments, Barton, A.C.T., August 16, 2017.
Moderator, Session 1, Military and Political Approaches to the Conflict in the South China
Sea, Third International Conference on Security and Cooperation in the South China Sea,
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sponsored by the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Radisson

SAS Slavyanskaya Hotel, Moscow, September 18, 2017.
Moderator, Session II, Belt and Road Initiative from Current International Relations
Perspective, Conference on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, co-sponsored by Vietnam
National University, University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Konrad
Adenauer Stiftung, Hilton Hotel Opera, Hanoi, October 6, 2017.
“Diplomatic Challenges in the South China Sea,” Presentation to Contemporary
Challenges in Diplomacy, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Coral Bell School of Asia-
Pacific Affairs, ANU College of the Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National
University, Hedley Bull Building, Canberra, October 13, 2017.
“Overview of the Government, Political System of Viet Nam,” Presentation to 21st
Australian Delegation to Viet Nam, Australian Political Exchange Council, Department
of Finance, Canberra, November 3, 2017.
“South China Sea: Realpolitik Trumps International Law,” Presentation to Institut für
Ostasienwissenschaften, East Asian Economy and Society, Universität Wien, Vienna,
Austria, November 7, 2017
“South China Sea, Sino-Vietnamese Relations and China’s 19th Party Congress,”
Roundtable hosted by Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften, Universität Wien, Vienna,
November 8, 2017.
“South China Sea: Realpolitik Trumps International Law,” Presentation to Department
of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic,
November 9, 2017.
“Vietnam: Issues and Challenges,” Presentation to Defence Intelligence Organisation:
Southeast Asian Program, ANU Nation Security College, The Australian National
University, Canberra, November 15, 2017.
“Cambodia: Issues and Challenges,” Presentation to Defence Intelligence Organisation:
Southeast Asian Program, ANU Nation Security College, The Australian National
University, Canberra, November 15, 2017.
“Political Review: Vietnam in 2017,” Presentation to Vietnam Update 2017, Department
of Political and Social Change, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of
Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Hedley Bull Building, Canberra,
A.C.T., November 20, 2017.
Moderator, Session 4, Activities at Sea: Sources of Conflict or Areas for Cooperation,
Ninth International Conference on the South China Sea, co-sponsored by the Diplomatic
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Academy of Viet Nam, Foundation for East Sea Studies and Viet Nam Lawyers’
Association, Nikko Sai Gon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, November 27-28, 2017.
Peer Reviews
Australian Laureate Fellowship, Australian Research Council, completed February 5,
2017.
Journal Articles
“Embedded Informality: The Case of Institutional Configuration of China Aid to Laos,”
China Information, submitted January 10, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Post-Cold War Hedging Strategy: a Changing Mix of Realist and Liberal
Ingredients,” Asian Politics and Policy, submitted April 23, 2017.
“Can Vietnam’s Military Stand Up to China in the South China Sea?” Asia Policy (National
Bureau of Asian Research), submitted July 30, 2017.
“Challenges and Obstacles in Implementing the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South
China,” Japanese Journal of Political Science, submitted August 10, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Post-Cold War Hedging Strategy: a Changing Mix of Realist and Liberal
Ingredients,” Asian Politics and Policy, Review of revision submitted August 2017.
“Mechanisms of Vietnam’s Multidirectional Foreign Policy,” Journal of Contemporary
Southeast Asian Studies, submitted August 28, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Maritime Security Challenges and Regional Defence and Security
Cooperation,“ Soundings Papers (Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Centre), submitted
September 11, 2017.
“US Relations with Vietnam under a Trump Administration: The Trajectory of the U.S.-
Vietnam Relationship,” Lowy Institute, submitted September 27, 2017.
“The Duality of Vietnam’s Deference and Resistance to China,” Diplomacy & Statecraft.
“Vietnam: China Threat Drives Regional Defense Ties,” RAND Corporation, submitted
November 21, 2017.
Higher Degree Supervision
Leng Thearith, “Cambodia’s Foreign Policy between the Two Giant Neighbors: Vietnam
and Thailand, “PhD Thesis, UNSW.
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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.
Thayer Consultancy
Background Briefs [available at Scribd.com]
1. “Vietnam: Party Secretary General to Visit China Under Shadow of Trump
Presidency,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 12, 2017.
2. “South China Sea: Tillerson’s Call to Arms,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 12, 2017
3. “Vietnam: Responding to Kerry and Abe,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 12, 2017.
4. “Vietnam: Secretary Kerry’s Swansong,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 12, 2017.
5. “United States Policy Towards South East Asia Under Trump,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 12, 2017.
6. “China: Shrill Reaction to Comments by Rex Tillerson,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 13, 2017.
7. “Vietnam: Exxon Mobil Signs Agreements to Develop Vietnam’s Largest Gas
Project,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 16, 2017.
8. “Cambodia: The Trump Administration and Hun Sen’s Pro-China Tilt,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 19, 2017.
9. “Vietnam: Should Tet (Lunar New Year) Be Abolished?,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 21, 2017. Reprinted: http://www.viet-
studies.net/kinhte/Thayer_ShouldTetBeAbolished.pdf.
10. “Cambodia: Why Hun Sen Upholds Non-Interference in Rohingya Affairs,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 6, 2017.
11. “Cambodia: Hun Sen Courts Khmer-Chinese to ‘Protect Stability’,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 6, 2017.
12. “US Defense Secretary James Mattis Tones Down Rhetoric on South China Sea
Dispute,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 7, 2017.
13. “United States: Trump Administration and Asia-Pacific,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 19, 2017.
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14. “Russia: A Military Base at Cam Ranh Bay?,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, February 20, 2017.
15. “South China Sea: USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 20, 2017.
16. “China Abruptly Cancels Visit by Commerce Minister to Manila,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 24, 2017.
17. “Vietnam: Evaluating its Fleet of Six Kilo-class Submarines,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 25, 2017.
18. “Vietnam Commissions Sixth Kilo-class Submarine,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 28, 2017.
19. “Cambodia Cancels Australian Counter-Terrorism Exercise,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 28, 2017.
20. “Vietnam: Defence Policy, Capability and Defence Economics,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 2, 2017.
21. “South China Sea: Chinese Assertiveness and the Possibility of Further Legal
Action,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 14, 2017.
22. “U.S. Secretary of State Visits Japan, South Korea and China,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 16, 2017.
23. “South China Sea Issues and Secretary Tillerson’s Visit to China,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 16, 2017.
24. “United States: Obama’s Rebalancing Passé,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, March 19, 2017.
25. “United States: Tillerson’s Asia Trip and the South China Sea,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 21, 2017.
26. ‘United States: Tillerson’s Asia Trip, End of Pivot, What Next?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 22, 2017.
27. “Vietnam: How Large is the Security Establishment?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 2, 2017.
28. “Cambodia: Hun Sen Downgrades Military Relations with US,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 4, 2017.
29. “Philippines: Military to Occupy Unoccupied Islands in South China Sea,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 7, 2017.
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30. “U.S. Tomahawk Missile Strike,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 9,
2017.
31. “Vietnam: Evaluating Government Performance on its First Anniversary in
Office,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 9, 2017.
32. “Trump-Xi Informal Summit,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 9, 2017.
33. “U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to Visit Australia,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, April 15, 2017.
34. “Vietnam: Ministry of Public Security Wants to Ban Public Use of Audio and Video
Recordings,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 15, 2017.
35. “North Korea: U.S. Military Actions,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April
16, 2017.
36. “Philippines: Interpreting Duterte on West Philippine Sea,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 21, 2017.
37. “Philippines: Defense Secretary and Military Brass Visit Pag-asa,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 21, 2017.
38. “ASEAN-China Code of Conduct Framework: The Only Game in Town,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 25, 2017.
39. “South China Sea Code of Conduct Framework,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, April 25, 2017.
40. “South China Sea: Background to ASEAN-China Code of Conduct,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 25, 2017.
41. “United States: Trump’s Foreign Policy After 100 Days,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 26, 2017.
42. “ASEAN Summit: Duterte as ASEAN Chair,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
April 26, 2017.
43. “North Korean Crisis: Give Chinese Diplomacy a Chance?, “ Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 27, 2017.
44. “President Duterte’s Draft ASEAN Chair’s Statement,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 27, 2017.
45. “Cambodia: Impact of Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 27, 2017.
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46. “Assessing US-Vietnam Relations Under President Trump,” Thayer Consultancy

Background Brief, April 28, 2017.
47. “South China Sea: Can Trump Chew Gum and Walk at the Same Time?,“ Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 4, 2017.
48. “Vietnam: Dinh La Thang Reprimanded Will Dismissal Follow?,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, May 7, 2017.
49. “Vietnam: Acoustic Signatures and Kilo Submarines,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 8, 2017.
50. “Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Party Chief Falls from Grace,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 8, 2017.
51. “Vietnam: Implications of Dinh La Thang’s Dismissal from the Politburo,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, May 9, 2017.
52. “Vietnam: Nguyen Thien Nhan to head Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 9, 2017
53. “Vietnam: Dinh La Thang Victim of Factional In-Fighting?“ Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 11, 2017.
54. “South China Sea: US Freedom of Navigation Patrols,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 26, 2017.
55. “South China Sea: China’s Game Plan and Draft Code of Conduct,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, May 26, 2017.
56. “Cambodia: Electoral Risks for Hun Sen?,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
May 29, 2017.
57. “South China Sea: China’s Underwater Sound Surveillance System?,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, May 29, 2017.
58. “Vietnam To Broker US-North Korea Talks?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
May 30, 2017.
59. “Shangri-La Dialogue Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 30,
2017.
60. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 24, 2017.
61. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Vietnam - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 25, 2017.
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62. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington - 3,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 30, 2017.
63. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington - 4,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 30, 2017.
64. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington - 5,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 30, 2017.
65. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington - 6,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 30, 2017.
66. “US-Vietnam: Outcome of President Trump-Prime Minister Phuc White House
Meeting -1,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 1, 2017.
67. “US-Vietnam: Outcome of President Trump-Prime Minister Phuc White House
Meeting - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 1, 2017.
68. “US-Vietnam: Outcome of President Trump-Prime Minister Phuc White House
Meeting - 3,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 2, 2017.
69. “US-Vietnam: Outcome of President Trump-Prime Minister Phuc White House
Meeting - 4,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 2, 2017.
70. “Southeast Asia: Islamic State’s Second Front?,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, June 3, 2017.
71. “Shangri-La Dialogue: Prime Minister Turnbull & Defense Secretary Mattis,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 3, 2017.
72. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister Visits Japan to Deepen Extensive Strategic
Partnership,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 7, 2017.
73. “US-Vietnam Cooperation on the North Korean Issue,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 9, 2017.
74. “China-Vietnam: High-Level Party Meeting in July?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 12, 2017.
75. “Vietnam Reinstates Vote of Confidence for Leaders,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 13, 2017.
76. “Vietnam-US Relations: Opportunities & Challenges,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 18, 2017.
77. “Cambodia Hosts FBI Seminar on Cyber and Transnational Crimes,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, June 21, 2017.
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78. “Chinese General Abruptly Cancels Visit to Vietnam” Thayer Consultancy

Background Brief, June 23, 2017.
79. “Chinese General Visits Vietnam: Unanswered Questions,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 23, 2017.
80. “Chinese General Abruptly Cancels Visit to Vietnam” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 23, 2017.
81. “Vietnam: Prime Minister Visits Germany Attends G20,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 8, 2017.
82. “South China Sea: What is Vietnam’s Current Policy?,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 8, 2017.
83. “Vietnam Gaining Leverage over China?” Thayer Consultancy Background Report,
July 9, 2017.
84. “South China Sea: Arbitral Tribunal Award - 1,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 10, 2017.
85. “South China Sea: Arbitral Tribunal Award - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 11, 2017
86. “Oil and Gas Exploration & Development in the South China Sea: China’s
Response,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 11, 2017.
87. “South China Sea: CSIS 7th International Conference - 1,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 13, 2017 (updated July 14, 2017).
88. “South China Sea: 7th CSIS Conference on the South China Sea - 2,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, July 14, 2017.
89. “South China Sea: Is China Reasserting its 9 Dotted Line Claim?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, July 15, 2017.
90. “Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy: A Work in Progress,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Report, July 15, 2017.
91. “South China Sea: CSIS 7th International Conference - 3,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 18, 2017.
92. “CSIS 7th International Conference on the South China Sea: Twenty Questions,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 18, 2017.
93. “Vietnam in Wait and See Mode Over China’s Next Move,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 19, 2017.
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94. “Cambodia: What Price Chinese Infrastructure?” Thayer Consultancy Background

Brief, July 22, 2017.
95. “South China Sea & Baltic Sea: What Do They Have in Common?,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, July 22, 2017.
96. “Vietnam: Party Factions, Leadership and Policy Issues,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 22, 2017.
97. “China Threatens Force to Stop Vietnam From Oil Drilling,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 24, 2017.
98. “China Threatens Force to Stop Vietnam’s Oil Exploration in the Spratly Islands”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 24, 2017.
99. “Why Did Vietnam Suspend Oil Drilling in Block 136-03?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 25, 2017.
100. “Vietnam: Nguyen Thien Nhan as Party Chief in Ho Chi Minh City, ” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, July 25, 2017.
101. “Vietnam-U.S. Military Relations,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 25,
2017.
102. “South China Sea: Did China Threaten Force? Did Vietnam Withdraw from Block
136?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 25, 2017.
103. “Vietnam: Five Suggestions for Military Reform Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 31, 2017.
104. “Vietnam: Explaining Uptick in Arrests of Activists & Bloggers” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 1, 2017.
105. “Vietnam: Former PetroVietnam Official Extradited” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 1, 2017.
106. “ASEAN Regional Forum Scene Setter” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 1, 2017.
107. “ASEAN-China Framework on a Code of Conduct,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 1, 2017.
108. “Vietnam: Do Recent Arrests Signal Chaos at the Top?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 2, 2017.
109. “Draft ASEAN Statement on South China Sea: Has Vietnam Been Isolated?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 5, 2017.
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110. “Vietnam: “Is There a Difference Between Kidnapping and Extraordinary

Rendition?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 6, 2017.
111. “ASEAN-China: Framework of a COC,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 6, 2017.
112. “Framework on a Code of Conduct – Victory for China?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 6, 2017.
113. “Cambodia: China’s ‘Fifth Column’ in ASEAN,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, August 7, 2017.
114. “Philippines: Is Duterte Playing Both Sides Against the Middle?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 10, 2017.
115. “Vietnam: Kidnapping Sours Relations with Germany,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 10, 2017.
116. “Vietnam’s Kidnapping from Germany Remains Inexplicable,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 12, 2017.
117. “North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Canvassing the Contingencies,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 13, 2017.
118. “South China Sea: Pros and Cons of ASEAN’s Code of Conduct,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 15, 2017.
119. “ASEAN at 50: Still a Work in Progress,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 17, 2017.
120. “China and Industrial Espionage Cyber Style Against Vietnam,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 24, 2017.
121. “Cambodia-U.S. Relations: Trust in Democracy Deficit,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 25, 2017.
122. “Cambodia: Hun Sen’s Growing anti-Americanism,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 29, 2017.
123. “North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, August 30, 2017.
124. “China’s Arms Sales to Southeast Asia,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 30, 2017.
125. “North Korea Tests Hydrogen Bomb,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
September 3, 2017.
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126. “North Korea’s Hydrogen Bomb: Make or Break for Trump,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 3, 2017.
127. “Cambodia: Hun Sen’s Illiberal Democracy – Rule by Law,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 4, 2017.
128. “Cambodia: Hun Sen Chooses Dependence on China,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 4, 2017.
129. “Chinese Hackers Target Mekong River Commission,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 4, 2017.
130. “North Korea: Getting Trump to Act Out of Character,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 5, 2017.
131. “Vietnam: Eleven Foreign Policy Challenges and Opportunities,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 5, 2017.
132. “Cambodia’s Descent into Dictatorship: Response by the International
Community,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 6, 2017.
133. “Cambodia’s Anti-Americanism: Should Trump Respond?,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 6, 2017.
134. “Vietnam: Nguyen Thien Nhan Party Secretary of Ho Chi Minh,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 8, 2017.
135. “Vietnam-China Relations: ‘Cooperation and Struggle’,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 11, 2017.
136. “Vietnam Tests SPYDER Missiles & Riot Police Training Exercise,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 11, 2017.
137. “South China Sea: Vietnam Calls on China to Respect Sovereignty,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 11, 2017.
138. “North Korea: Test Fires Another Ballistic Missile,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, September 15, 2017.
139. “United States: Will Trump Go to Southeast Asia or Won’t He?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 17, 2017.
140. “Cambodia: Australia’s Refugee ‘Resettlement’ Plan,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 26, 2017.
141. “China’s Influence in the Lower Mekong States,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, September 28, 2017.
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142. “Vietnam: Ocean Bank Corruption Trial Verdict,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, September 29, 2017.
143. “Vietnam: Death Sentence for Corruption ex-PetroVN Chair,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 29, 2017.
144. “Cambodia: Liberal Democracy Emasculated,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, October 7, 2017.
145. “Cambodia: Chinese Influence -v- the U.S. and EU,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, October 8, 2017.
146. “Cambodia: Opposition in Disarray Unlikely to Recover,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 8, 2017.
147. “Cambodia’s Legerdemain CNRP Seats to be Redistributed,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 12, 2017.
148. “APEC: Its Purpose, Agenda and Trump’s Presence,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 18, 2017.
149. “United States: What Trump’s Visit to East Asia Portends,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 19, 2017.
150. “Vietnam: What is the Purpose of Trump’s Official Visit to Hanoi?,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 19, 2017.
151. “APEC Summit: Agenda, Issues, Role of Vietnam as Chair,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 20, 2017.
152. “United States: Trump to Attend APEC Summit, Make Official to Viet Nam,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October 22, 2017.
153. “Trump’s Foreign Policy on the First Anniversary of his Election,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 24, 2017.
154. “Trump’s Foreign Policy on the First Anniversary of his Election,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 25, 2017.
155. “China’s Xi Jinping: Implications for the Region,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, October 25, 2017.
156. “Australia-Cambodia Raise Relations While Democracy Plummets,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 28, 2017.
157. “Vietnam: Trump Visit Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October
29, 2017.
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158. “Trump’s Foreign Policy: 2/3rds Reactive, 1/3rd Proactive,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 29, 2017.
159. “Trump’s Visit to Asia: What are the Gives and Takes?,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 31, 2017.
160. “Vietnam: APEC Summit - Strategic Context, Agenda, Priorities and Official
Visits,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October, 31 2017.
161. “APEC and TPP II, RCEP and FTAAP,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
November 5, 2017.
162. Vietnam: Trump’s Visit and Arms Sales,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
November 5, 2017.
163. “Trump’s ‘Free and Open’ Indo-Pacific Region,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 9, 2017.
164. “APEC: China and the US – Their Game Plans,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 9, 2017.
165. “APEC Summit – The TPP 11 and Donald Trump,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 10, 2017.
166. “APEC: Trump’s Address to APEC CEO Forum,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 10, 2017.
167. “Presidents Quang and Trump to Meet: Let’s Make a Deal?,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 11, 2017.
168. “Vietnam: Significance of Trump’s Official Visit,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 11, 2017.
169. “Duterte and Trump: Will the Alliance Hold?,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 11, 2017.
170. “United States: Trump in Hanoi and The Art of the Deal,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 11, 2017.
171. “Vietnam Hosts Trump and Xi: Challenges & Opportunities,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 12, 2017.
172. Vietnam: Assessing the Significance of Trump’s Visit.” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 13, 2017.
173. “Cambodia: Hun Sen Struts ASEAN Stage – to What Effect?,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 13, 2017.
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174. “Russia: Making Military and Political Waves in Cambodia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 13, 2017.
175. “Cambodia: Hun Sen Doesn’t Want Good Relations with U.S.,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 29, 2017.
176. “North Korea: Give Sanctions a Chance,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
November 30, 2017.
177. “India-Vietnam Defence Co-operation: Counter-balancing China in the South
China Sea?,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 19, 2017.
178. “Vietnam Top 6 Military Turning Points in 2017,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 21, 2017.
179. “United States: Trump’s National Security Strategy: More Competition or
Conflict?,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 22, 2017.
180. “Vietnam and the U.S. National Security Strategy,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 22, 2017.
181. , “Vietnam’s Anti-Corruption Campaign,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
December 22, 2017.
182. “China to Launch 10 Satellites over South China Sea, 2019-21,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 22, 2017.
183. “Singapore’s Challenges as ASEAN Chair in 2018,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 22, 2017.
184. “Australia Abstains on UN General Assembly Vote on Status of Jerusalem,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, December 22, 2017.
185. “Vietnam in 2017: Retrospect and Prospect for 2018,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 29, 2017.
186. “Indo-Pacific Region: 6 Major Security Challenges in 2018,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 30, 2017.

Media Interviews
1. Luu Van Dat, Bloomberg, Hanoi, January 12, 2017.
2. Jeremy Page, The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2017.
3. James Hookway, The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2017.
4. Michael Peel, The Financial Times, Bangkok, January 12, 2017.
5. Toan Quach, Zing Online Newspaper, January 12, 2017.
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6. Javier C. Hernández, Correspondent, The New York Times, Beijing, January 13, 2017.
7. Nga Pham, Vietnamese Service, BBC, January 16, 2017.
8. Mike Forester, The New York Times, Hong Kong, January 17, 2017.
9. Ben Paviour, The Cambodia Daily, January 17, 2017.
10. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, January 17, 2017.
11. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Vietnam Bureau, Hanoi, January 18, 2017.
12. Nguyen Thuy Ha, Voice of America, Washington, D.C. January 18, 2017.
13. Zsombor Peter, The Cambodia Daily, Phnom Penh, January 19, 2017.
14. Ha Bui Ngoc, Soha News, January 21, 2017.
15. Viet Ha, Vietnamese Service, Voice of America, January 23, 2017.
16. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, January 23, 2017.
17. John Boudreau, Bloomberg Newsroom, Hanoi Bureau, January 23, 2017.
18. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., January 24, 2017.
19. Ron Corben, Voice of America, Bangkok, January 24, 2017.
20. Jong, Radio France Internationale, Paris, January 24, 2017.
21. Paloma Almoguera, El Pais [Madrid], Singapore Bureau, January 25, 2017.
22. Ngoc B. Nguyen, Vietnamese Service, BBC World Service, January 25, 2017.
23. Shaun Turton, Reporter, Phnom Penh Post, January 26, 2017.
24. TRT (Turkish Radio and Television), World, Istanbul, February 2, 2013.
25. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., February 6, 2017.
26. Hannah Hawkins, Associate Editor, The Cambodia Daily. Phnom Penh, February 6,
2017.
27. Martin de Bourmont, Phnom Penh Post, February 6, 2017.
28. Vietanh Phan, VNExpress, Hanoi, February 7, 2017.
29. VTV News, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney Bureau, February 9, 2017.
30. David Boyle, Phnom Penh Post, February 13, 2017.
31. ABC Radio, RN Drive, February 13, 2017.
32. Ron Corben, Voice of America, Bangkok, February 15, 2017.
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33. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Post, February 17, 2017.

34. Ralph Jennings, Forbes, February 18, 2017.
35. Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times, Washington Bureau, February 19, 2017.
36. Joel Keep, journalist, SBS, February 20, 2017.
37. Logan Connor, The Southeast Asia Globe, February 20, 2017.
38. Shaun Turton, Reporter, Phnom Penh Post, February 21, 2017.
39. Trang Tran, journalist, Bao Giao Thong, February 24, 2017.
40. Toan Quach, Zing Online Newspaper, February 25, 2017.
41. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, Soha News, February 28, 2017.
42. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, February 28, 2017.
43. Shaun Turton, Reporter, Phnom Penh Post, February 28, 2017.
44. Michael Dickison, The Cambodia Daily, February 28, 2017.
45. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, March 1, 2017.
46. Matthew T, The Cambodia Daily, Phnom Penh, March 1, 2017.
47. Greg Torode, Reuters Thompson, Hong Kong, March 10, 2017.
48. Logan Connor, Southeast Asia Globe, March 13, 2017.
49. Matt Surrusco, The Cambodia Daily, March 13, 2017.
50. Bui Phuong Thao, Zing.news, March 14, 2017.
51. Ralph Jennings, Forbes, March 16, 2017.
52. Bui Phuong Thao, Zing.news, March 16, 2017.
53. Xuan Son, Journalist and Managing Editor, Vietnam Economic Times/Thoi bao Kinh te
Viet Nam, March 19, 2017.
54. Hannah Hawkins, Associate Editor, The Cambodia Daily, March 19, 2017.
55. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, March 20, 2017.
56. Ron Corben, Voice of America, March 20, 2017.
57. Dao Minh Tuan, Reporter, BizLIVE.vn Newspaper, March 21, 2017.
58. Quach Canh Toan, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing News, March 22, 2017.
59. Simon Denyer, The Washington Post, Beijing Bureau, March 22, 2017.
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60. Phnom Penh Post, March 22, 2017.

61. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., March 23, 2017.
62. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, March 27, 2017.
63. Viet Ha, Radio Free Asia, Washington, D.C., March 28, 2017.
64. Ben Westcott, CNN, Hong Kong, March 28, 2017.
65. Charlie Campbell, Time Magazine, Beijing Correspondent, March 29, 2017.
66. Cristina Maza, Reporter/Subeditor, The Phnom Penh Post, April 2, 2017.
67. Bennett Murray, Deutsche Press Agentur, Bureau Chief, Hanoi, April 2, 2017.
68. Chan Thul, Journalist, Reuters News Agency, Phnom Penh, April 4, 2017.
69. Ron Corben, Voice of America, Bangkok, April 5, 2017.
70. Shaun Turton, Reporter, Phnom Penh Post, April 5, 2017.
71. Luke Hunt, East Asia Correspondent, Opinion Editor: UCAN, April 6, 2017.
72. Lindsay Murdoch, South-East Asia correspondent, The Age and The Sydney Morning
Herald, April 7, 2017.
73. Yesenia Amaro, Journalist, Phnom Penh Post, April 9, 2017.
74. Phuong Loan, Reporter, Zing News, April 9, 2017.
75. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi, April 9, 2017.
76. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, Soha News, Hanoi, April 9, 2017.
77. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, April 10,2017.
78. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Post, April 10, 2017.
79. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Post, April 12, 2017.
80. Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times, US Bureau Chief, Washington, April 15, 2017.
81. Dien Luong, VNExprress, New York, April 15, 2017.
82. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Post, April 19, 2017.
83. Ron Corben, Voice of America, Bangkok, April 21, 2017.
84. Jim Gomez, Associated Press, Manila, April 21, 2017.
85. Dư Nhật Đăng, Thanh Nien Online, Ho Chi Minh City, April 21, 2017.
86. Khanh Linh Nguyen, Vietnam News Agency and VTV, Sydney Bureau, April 23, 2017.
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87. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Post, April 23, 2017.

88. Martin Abbugao, Journalist, Agence France-Presse, Singapore, April 25, 2017.
89. Đoàn Lan Hương, Phóng viên, Ban Quốc tế, Báo Kinh tế & Đô thị, April 25, 2017.
90. Quach Canh Toan, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing News, April 26, 2017.
91. Ralph Jennings, Forbes, Taipei, April 27, 2017.
92. Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times, Washington, DC, April 27, 2017.
93. Vietanh, VnExpress, Hanoi, April 27, 2017.
94. Zsombor Peter, Cambodia Daily, Phnom Penh, April 27, 2017.
95. Jim Gomez, Associated Press, Manila, April 27, 2017.
96. Dao Dang Toan, Platts Oilgram, April 28, 2017.
97. Ben Westcot, CNN, Hong Kong, May 4, 2014.
98. Javier C. Hernández, China Correspondent, The New York Times, May 4, 2017.
99. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, May 5, 2017.
100. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi, May 7, 2017
101. Tom Daly, Energy Intelligence, Beijing, May 8, 2017.
102. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, Soha.vn News, May 8, 2017.
103. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi, May 9, 2017.
104. Nguyen Trung, Voice of America News, Washington, DC, May 9, 2017.
105. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi, May 11, 2017.
106. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, May 15, 2017.
107. Eric Slaven, Stars and Stripes, Tokyo, May 16, 2016.
108. Nathan Van der Klippe, 万德山, The Globe and Mail, Beijing, May 23, 2017.
109. Charlie Campbell, Time Magazine, May 23, 2017.
110. Michael Holtz, Beijing Bureau Chief, The Christian Science Monitor, May 24, 2017.
111. Bennett Murray, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi, May 24, 2017.
112. Eva Li, South China Morning Post, May 24, 2017.
113. Matthew Tostevin, Bureau Chief, Thailand and Indochina, Reuters, May 25, 2017.
114. Viet Ha, Vietnamese Service, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., May 25, 2017.
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115. Roni Toldanes, English Language Editor, Benanews, Washington, D.C., May 25,
2017.
116. Michael Holtz, Beijing Bureau Chief, The Christian Science Monitor, May 25, 2017.
117. James Borton, May 25, 2017.
118. Suy Se, Agence France Presse, May 29, 2017.
119. James Griffiths, Reporter, CNN International, Hong Kong, May 29, 2017.
120. Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times, May 30, 2017.
121. Toan Quach, Zing News, May 30, 2017
122. Nguyen Van Anh, Lao Dong Newspaper, May 30, 2017.
123. Helen Clark, ASPI Blog, May 30, 2017.
124. Trịnh Duy Minh, Trí thức trẻ Online Newspaper, May 30, 2017.
125. Trang Tran, Transport Ministry Newspaper, May 30, 2017.
126. Dien Luong, VNExpress, June 1, 2017.
127. Trung Nguyen, Voice of America, June 1, 2017.
128. Luu Van Dat, Bloomberg News, June 2, 2017.
129. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, June 2, 2017.
130. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, June 2, 2017.
131. Ron Corben, Voice of America, Bangkok, June 2, 2017.
132. Le Vu Manh, Zing.News, June 3, 2017.
133. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., June 5, 2017
134. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, June 6, 2017.
135. Nguyen Thanh Tuan, Managing Editor, Zing.vn, June 7, 2017.
136. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Post, June 7, 2017.
137. Matt Currusco, The Cambodian Daily, June 7, 2017.
138. Nguyen Thuy Ha, Voice of America, Washington, D.C. June 9, 2017.
139. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, June 12, 2017.
140. Xuan Son, Vietnam Economic Times, June 12, 2017.
141. Dien Nguyen An Luong, VNExpress, June 13, 2017.
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142. Allison Jackson, Agence France Presse, Beijing, June 13, 2017.
143. Mike Ives, The New York Times, June 21, 2017.
144. Nguyen Thanh Tuan, Assistant Managing Editor,Zing.vn, June 21, 2017.
145. Viet Ha, Radio Free Asia, Washington, D.C., June 21, 2017.
146. Janelle Retka, Associate Editor, The Cambodia Daily, June 21, 2017.
147. Xuan Son, Vietnam Economic Times, June 22, 2017.
148. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, June 22, 2017.
149. Dao Dang Toan, Platts Correspondent, June 23, 2017.
150. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, June 23, 2017.
151. Nga Pham, BBC Vietnamese Service, London, June 23, 2017.
152. Jenny Vaughn, Agence France Press, Hanoi, June 23, 2017.
153. Greg Rushford, Rushford Report, June 29, 2017.
154. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2017.
155. Charlie Campbell, Beijing Correspondent, TIME Asia, July 3, 2017.
156. Michaela del Callar, Diplomatic Correspondent, GMA News Online, July 5, 2017.
157. Tom Switzer, Between the Lines, ABC Radio, July 6, 2017
158. Matthew Tostevin, Bureau Chief, Thailand and Indochina, Reuters, July 6, 2017.
159. Pham Trung Bac, Sankei Shimbun, July 8, 2017.
160. Nguyen Thuy Ha, Voice of America, Journalist & Hubert Humphrey Fellow, July
8, 2017.
161. Jim Gomez, Associated Press, Manila, July 10, 2017.
162. Shi Jiangtao, China Correspondent, South China Morning Post, July 11, 2017.
163. Tim Daiss, Natural Gas World Magazine, London, July 11, 2017.
164. Janelle, Phnom Penh Post, July 11, 2017.
165. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong July 13, 2017.
166. Rodion Ebbighausen, Deutsche Welle, July 13, 2017.
167. Michael McLaren, Radio 2GB, July 13, 2017.
168. Tina Ha Giang, Nguoi Viet Daily News, July 13, 2017.
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169. Nguyen Thuy Ha, Voice of America, Journalist & Hubert Humphrey Fellow, July
14, 2017.
170. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, July 15, 2017.
171. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, July 18, 2019.
172. Wendell Minnick, Senior Asia Correspondent, Shephard Media–Military, July 19,
2017.
173. Helen Clark, Asia Times, July 19, 2017.
174. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, July 21, 2017.
175. Janelle Retka, Associate Editor, The Cambodia Daily, July 22, 2017.
176. Xavier Fontdegloria, Journalist, El País, Beijing, July 22, 2017.
177. David Hutt, The Diplomat and Asia Times, July 22, 2017.
178. Jenny Vaughn, Agence France Presse, Hanoi, July 24, 2017.
179. Pham Trung Bac, Correspondent, Sankei Shimbun:, Hanoi, July 24, 2017.
180. David Hutt, The Diplomat and Asia Times, July 25, 2017.
181. Wendell Minnick, Senior Asia Correspondent, Shephard Media–Military, July 25,
2017.
182. Nguyen Thuy Ha, Voice of America, Journalist & Hubert Humphrey Fellow, July
25, 2017.
183. Nisid Hajari, Asia Editor, Bloomberg View, Singapore, July 25, 2017.
184. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, July 26, 2017.
185. Wendell Minnick, Senior Asia Correspondent, Shephard Media–Military, July 31,
2017.
186. Charlie Campbell, Time Magazine, July 31, 2017.
187. Matthew Tostevin, Bureau Chief, Thailand and Indochina, Reuters, Bangkok, July
31, 2017.
188. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, August 1, 2017.
189. Dien Luong, VNExpress, New York, August 1, 2017.
190. Martin Abbugao, Senior Correspondent, Agency France-Presse, Singapore
Bureau, August 1, 2017.
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191. Andrej Matisak, Pravda Newspaper, Deputy Head of Foreign Desk, Prague, August
1, 2017.
192. Michaela del Callar, Diplomatic Correspondent, GMA News Online, August 1,
2017.
193. Brian Padden, Seoul News Bureau Chief, Voice of America, August 2, 2017.
194. Trung Nguyen, Voice of America News, August 2, 2017.
195. Linh Nguyen, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, August 4, 2017.
196. Michael Hotz, The Christian Science Monitor, August 4, 2017.
197. Tom Marscka, August 4, 2017
198. Martin Abbugao, Senior Correspondent, Agency France-Presse, Singapore
Bureau, August 5, 2017.
199. Bennett Murray, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi , August 6, 2017.
200. Bruno Philip, Le Monde, Beijing, August 6, 2017.
201. Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Phnom Penh Post, August 6, 2017.
202. TRT (Turkish Radio and Television), Ankara, August 6, 2017.
203. Victor Beattie, Voice of America, August 6, 2017.
204. Ben Otto, Southeast Asia Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal, Manila, August
6, 2017.
205. Daphne Chen, Reporter, Phnom Penh Post, August 7, 2017.
206. Radio Sputnik, Moscow, August 8, 2017.
207. Ngoc Le, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, August 9, 2017.
208. Per Liljas, Asia Correspondent, Svenska Dagbladet, August 10, 2017.
209. Ha Nguyen, Journalist & Hubert Humphrey Fellow, Voice of America, August 10,
2017.
210. Sarah Zheng and Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post, August 11, 2017.
211. Till Faehnders, Southeast Asia Correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,
August 12, 2017.
212. Nguyen Hai Anh, Tintuc.vn Online, August 13, 2017.
213. Wendell Minnick, Senior Asia Correspondent, Shephard Media–Military, August
15, 2017.
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214. Jason Koutsoukis, Editor, Southeast Asia Politics & Government, Bloomberg
News, Singapore, August 17, 2017.
215. Đoàn Lan Hương, Phóng viên, Ban Quốc tế, Báo Kinh tế & Đô thị, August 17, 2017.
216. Ben Paviour, The Cambodia Daily, August 21, 2017.
217. Hannah Beech, Southeast Asia Bureau Chief, The New York Times, August
22, 2017.
218. Andrew Nachemson, Phonm Penh Post, August 23, 2017.
219. Ha Nguyen, Journalist & Hubert Humphrey Fellow, Voice of America, August 24,
2017.
220. Aun Chhengpor, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., August 25, 2017.
221. BBC World News TV via Skype, August 25, 2017.
222. Ngoc Le, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, August 25, 2017.
223. Ben Paviour, The Cambodia Daily, August 29, 2017.
224. Sovannarith Keo, Broadcaster, Radio Free Asia, Khmer Service, Washington D.C.,
August 29, 2-17.
225. Ben Ho, Foreign News Desk, Today [Singapore], August 30, 2017:
226. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, Soha News, August 30, 2017.
227. Ralph Jennings, Forbes, Taipei, September 3, 3017.
228. Andrej Matisak, Deputy Head of Foreign Desk, Pravda Newspaper (Bratislava),
September 3, 2017.
229. Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times, September 3, 2017.
230. Ananth Baliga, Phnom Penh Post, September 4, 2017.
231. Julia Wallace, The New York Times, Phnom Penh, September 4, 2017.
232. Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Phnom Penh Post, September 4, 2017.
233. Nguyen Hai Anh, Tintuc.vn Online Newspaper, September 5, 2017.
234. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, September 5, 2017.
235. Shaun Turton, Reporter, The Phnom Penh Post, September 6, 2017.
236. David Boyle, Journalist, Voice of America, September 6, 2017.
237. Le Minh Tri, Specialist, U.S. Consulate, Ho Chi Minh City, September 8, 2017.
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238. Praphul Singh, World Is One News [WION] TV, International News Channel,
New Delhi, September 8, 2017.
239. Trung Nguyen, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, Washington, D.C.,
September 11, 2017.
240. Calvin Godfrey, Southeast Asia Globe, September 12, 2017.
241. Ellen Fanning, ABC TV, The Drum, September 14, 2017.
242. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Daily, September 14, 2017.
243. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, September 15, 2017.
244. Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times, September 15, 2017.
245. Dien Luong, VNExpress, September 17, 2017.
246. Viet Ha, Vietnamese Service, Voice of America, September 25, 2017.
247. Erin Handley, Phnom Penh Post, September 26, 2017.
248. Ate Hoekstra, Southeast Asia correspondent, Het Financieele Dagblad, September
28, 2017.
249. Mai Nguyen, Reuters Bureau, Hanoi, September 29, 2017.
250. Dien Luong, VNExpress, September 29, 2017.
251. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 2, 2017.
252. John Boudreau, Bloomberg, Hanoi, October 5, 2017.
253. Jenny Vaughn, Agence France Presse, Hanoi, October 5, 2017.
254. Channel News Asia, Hanoi, October 6, 2017
255. VNExpress, Hanoi, October 6, 2017.
256. Holly Robertson, Journalist & Editor, Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2017.
257. Vietanh Phan, VNExpress, Hanoi, October 7, 2017.
258. Blake Schmidt, Reporter, Bloomberg News, Hong Kong, October 8, 2017.
259. Ben Paviour, Freelance Reporter, October 8, 2017.
260. Mike Forester, The New York Times, Hong Kong, October 11, 2017.
261. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Post, October 12, 2017.
262. Erin Handley, Phnom Penh Post, October 12, 2017.
263. David Boyle, Phnom Penh Post, October 12, 2017.
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264. Charlie Campbell, Time Magazine, October 12, 2017.

265. BBC, London, 1335 AEST/0235 UTC, October 16, 2017.
266. BBC, London, 1735 AEST/0635 UTC, October 16, 2017.
267. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Daily, October 18, 2017.
268. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi, October 18, 2017.
269. George Wright, freelance reporter, Phnom Penh, October 19, 2017.
270. Vietnah Phan, VNExpress, Hanoi, October 19, 2017.
271. Le Minh Hung, Reporter, Bao Thanh Nien, October 19, 2017.
272. Xuan Son, Vietnam Economic Times, October 20, 2017.
273. Samuel Reeves, News Editor for Malaysia and Singapore, Agence France Presse,
October 20, 2017.
274. Ron Corben, Voice of America, October 22, 2017.
275. Nguyen Hai Anh, Tintuc.vn Online Newspaper, October 22, 2017.
276. Sarah Zhang, South China Morning Post, October 24, 2017.
277. Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times, Washington Bureau, October 24, 2017.
278. Do The Dung, Radio France Internationale, Paris, October 25, 2017.
279. Du Nhat Dang, Tuoi tre Newspaper, October 25, 2017.
280. Yesenia Amaro, journalist, Phnom Penh Post, October 28, 2017.
281. Emma Hogan, South-East Asia correspondent, The Economist, October 27, 2017.
282. Matthew Tostevin, Bureau Chief, Thailand and Indochina, Reuters, October 27,
2017.
283. Phuong, Voice of America, October 27, 2017.
284. Emily Peyman, Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2017.
285. Bennett Murray, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, October 29, 2017.
286. Quach Canh Toan, Reporter -World News Desk, Zing News, October 29, 2017.
287. Eli Meixler, Time Magazine, October 30, 2017.
288. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 30, 2017.
289. Calvin Godfrey, Southeast Asia Globe, October 30, 2017.
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290. Do The Dung, Radio France Internationale, Paris, October 31, 2017.
291. Lam Manh Toan, Journalist, Division of World News, Quan Doi Nhan Dan, October
31, 2017.
292. Radio Sputnik, Moscow, October 31, 2017.
293. Isabelle Taft, Politico Magazine, Hanoi, November 1, 2017.
294. Jenny Vaughn, Agence France Press, Hanoi, November 2, 2017.
295. Dien Luong, Al Jazeera, November 5, 2017.
296. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ Newspaper, November 5, 2017.
297. Trung Nguyen, Voice of America, Washington, D.C. November 5, 2017.
298. David Boyle, Voice of America, November 7, 2017
299. ABC Radio, Brisbane, November 8, 2017.
300. Viet Ha, Vietnamese Service, Voice of America, November 8, 2017.
301. Jerome Taylor, Agence France Internationale, November 9, 2017.
302. Duy Anh, Zing.news: November 9, 2017.
303. Lý Tú Anh, Phóng viên Quốc tế,Báo Kinh tế & Đô thị, November 10, 2017.
304. Nguyen Thanh Tuan, Thư ký Toà soạn, Assistant Managing Editor, Zing.vn,
November 10, 2017.
305. Aidan Jones, Agence France Presse, November 10, 2017.
306. Radio France Internationale, Paris, November 10, 2017.
307. Thomas Maresca, USA Today, November 10, 2017.
308. Lý Tú Anh, Phóng viên Quốc tế, Báo Kinh tế & Đô thị, November 11, 2017.
309. Duy Anh, Zing.News, November 11, 2017.
310. Natasha Khan, Asia Corporate Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, November 11,
2017.
311. Michaela del Callar, GMA News Online, November 11, 2017.
312. Jenny Vaughn, Agence France Presse, Hanoi, November 11, 2017.
313. Bui Minh Long, Deputy General Managing Editor, Tien Phong Newspaper
November 12, 2017.
314. Radio France Internationale, Paris, November 13, 2017.
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315. Nguyen Hai Anh, Tintuc.vn, November 13 2017.

316. Leonie Kijewski, Phnom Penh Post, November 13, 2017.
317. Yesenia Amaro, Journalist, Phnom Penh Post, November 13, 2017.
318. Lindsay Murdoch, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 15, 2017.
319. Ron Corben, Voice of America, November 15, 2017.
320. Vu Pham, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, Washington, D.C,, November 17,
2017.
321. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, November 22, 2017;
322. Andrew Nachemson, Phnom Penh Post, November 23, 2017.
323. Press Conference, press gaggle, Nikko Hotel Saigon, November 27, 2017.
324. Daphne Chen, The Phnom Penh Post, November 29, 2017
325. Du Nhat Dang, Tuoi Tre Newspaper, November 27, 2017.
326. Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times, U.S. Bureau, November 30, 2017.
327. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, December 4, 2017.
328. John Boudreau, Bloomberg, Hanoi, December 13, 2017
329. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, December 15, 2017.
330. Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times, Washington Bureau, December 19, 2017.
331. Arifah Raihana, International Affairs Student, UIN Jakarta University, December
19, 2017.
332. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, Soha News, Hanoi, December 21, 2017.
333. Andrej Matisak, Pravda Newspaper, Deputy Head of Foreign Desk, Prague,
December 22, 2017.
334. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ Newspaper, December 22, 2017.
335. Trung Nguyen, Voice of America, Washington, D.C., December 22, 2017.
336. Truong Van Khoa, Reporter, Thanh Nien Newspaper, Ho Chi Minh City, December
22, 2017.
337. Albert Wai, Today, Singapore, December 22, 2017.
338. Nirmal Ghosh, Washington Bureau Chief, The Straits Times, December 22, 2017.
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339. Dale Q. de Vera, Correspondent, TV5 Media Center, Metro Manila, December 28,
2017.
340. Hoang Thi Phuong Loan, Assistant Managing Editor, Zing.News, December 29,
2017.
341. Vietanh Phan, VNExpress, December 30, 2017.