Vietnam
Energy
Geopolitics
ASEAN Summit Exposes Post-OPEC Energy Order as 650M-Person Bloc Hedges Between China and Quad
Middle East conflict and coal scarcity force Southeast Asia to abandon climate targets while navigating fragmented cartel power and geopolitical fault lines.
Geopolitics
Vietnam’s Power Consolidation Mirrors China’s Playbook as Regional Pressures Mount
Tô Lâm's dual role as party chief and president ends decades of collective leadership—abandoning strategic flexibility precisely when South China Sea militarization accelerates and US naval presence shrinks.
Geopolitics
Vietnam’s New President Heads to Beijing, Testing Hanoi’s Hedging Strategy
To Lam's April visit signals deepening China ties driven by energy crisis and trade dependencies, even as South China Sea tensions persist.