Việt Nam 2025: 9 Key Events That Reshaped the Country
Việt Nam witnessed a series of dramatic developments in 2025. In the spirit of “looking back at the past to better understand the present...
Learning Democracy Abroad: How Overseas Education Transforms Việt Nam’s Younger Generations
Observed each year on December 18, International Migrants Day typically draws attention to labour migration and displacement. Yet one of the most consequential forms...
Tô Lâm and the Possible Unification of Việt Nam’s Top Offices | Justice on Paper, Repression in Practice: The Case Against Trịnh Bá Phương
Key Events Court Upholds 11-Year Sentence Against Trịnh Bá Phương on Dec. 27; Việt Nam Tests Power Consolidation With Tô Lâm Nomination; Ministry of...
More Than a Rubber Stamp: Paul Schuler’s ‘United Front’ and the National Assembly of Việt Nam
Paul Schuler, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona, presents a systematic study of the National Assembly of Việt Nam in...
A 2025 Recap: Four Defining Moments in the “Second Year of Tô Lâm”
In contrast to the turbulence of 2024—defined by the death of former General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng and unprecedented upheavals at the leadership level—Việt...
Catholic Church and Việt Nam: Is Coexistence Possible?
The survival of Catholicism in Việt Namis undoubtedly one of the most significant challenges the Church is facing in Asia today. Introduced in the...
The New Hierarchy of Citizenship: Extending the Authority of the Ministry of Public Security
Discussing the reach of the Ministry of Public Security’s power might seem like a tired topic to some. Yet, the Ministry itself ensures the...
The “Nuôi Em” Scandal and the Law on Associations: Why Reform Must Wait
The “Nuôi Em” (Raise a Sibling) Project, one of the most prominent charitable initiatives in Việt Nam, is facing an unprecedented wave of criticism....
Ministry of Public Security Pushes Social Credit System Without Waiting for Lawmakers
Key Events Citizen Classification System Labeled “Urgent” by Ministry of Public Security, Pushed to be Issued as Government Resolution; Tô Lâm Orders Review of...