Vietnam-US relations at 30 and the prospects of a Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership under the Trump Administration
Dr. Hai Hong Nguyen
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties. Looking back at the progress of this relationship in a short period of three decades, even the most optimistic person would not expect the relationship between the two former enemies would one day become a comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP). With the new administration in office, would the CSP be impacted?
In this talk, Dr. Nguyen will review the trajectory of Vietnam-US relations over the past three decades, which lessons can be learned, and discuss the prospects of the CSP under the Trump administration.
About the speaker:
Dr. Nguyen Hong Hai is a political scientist and an experienced lecturer and researcher in politics and international relations. Currently, he is a senior lecturer (Politics, Social Change and International Relations) in the College of Arts and Sciences at VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam. From 2024-2025, he is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in the School of International Service, the American University.
Before joining VinUniversity, Dr. Nguyen held different positions in Vietnam and Australia as a senior lecturer, international development manager/specialist, honorary research fellow, and adjunct/visiting senior lecturer at Hanoi University, Thai Nguyen University, James Cook University, the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Sunshine Coast.
He has published widely on politics and international relations in Southeast Asia, Asia, and the Indo-Pacific. He often appears in peer-reviewed academic and international forums and outlets such as East Asia Forum, the Diplomat, the Strategist and others, offering his insights on Vietnam's politics and foreign relations, regional politics and international relations.
Dr. Nguyen currently holds the following positions: Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for International Development, Social Entrepreneurship and Leadership, the University of Sunshine Coast; Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Social Justice, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology; Visiting Research Fellow, Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute. He is also a member of several editorial boards of Vietnamese and international journals.
In 2013, Dr. Nguyen received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Thai Nguyen University (Vietnam).