Phan Xuân Dũng
dungphan.bsky.social
Phan Xuân Dũng
@dungphan.bsky.social
PhD student @ANU | Research officer @ISEAS.
Vietnam's foreign policy and politics; Mekong; war legacies
My latest Perspective examines Vietnam’s diplomatic approach to upstream exploitation of the Mekong River and offers recommendations on how Vietnam can better address the upstream exploitation of the Mekong River without jeopardising amicable neighbourly ties.

www.iseas.edu.sg/articles-com...
2025/29 “Vietnam’s Response to Controversial Mekong Projects in China, Laos, and Cambodia” by Phan Xuan Dung
Vietnam is anxious about the geostrategic implications of upstream Mekong projects in China, Laos, and Cambodia.
www.iseas.edu.sg
April 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
In my latest piece for Fulcrum, I wrote about the humanitarian and political impacts of US foreign aid suspension in the context of US-Vietnam reconciliation.

fulcrum.sg/trumps-aid-f...
Trump’s Aid Freeze Could Disrupt Progress in US-Vietnam Reconciliation | FULCRUM
Suspending USAID programmes risks undermining years of work building trust between the former enemies and helping victims of the Vietnam War.
fulcrum.sg
February 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
My commentary on how Trump's aid foreign aid freeze undermines U.S. ongoing cooperation with Vietnam in addressing war legacy and Mekong challenges.

www.factsasia.org/blog/us-aid-...
U.S. Aid Freeze Disrupts War Legacy and Mekong Cooperation with Vietnam
The Trump administration’s 90-day foreign aid freeze has inflicted significant disruption on humanitarian and development programs worldwide. For Vietnam-U.S. relations, this abrupt decision undermine...
www.factsasia.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/w...

Compelling article on the impact of Trump's aid cut on efforts to address the consequences of Agent Orange in Vietnam
Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam
Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, President Trump’s gutting of foreign aid has halted American efforts to address a toxic legacy and build a strategic partnership.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM