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 Volume 10, Issue 10 (October 2023), Pages: 25-35

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 Original Research Paper

Vietnam's foreign policy with ASEAN: A national interest approach (1986-2020)

 Author(s): 

 Hanh Viet Ho 1, Mai Trang Tran 2, *

 Affiliation(s):

 1Graduate Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
 2Vietnam Institute of Economics, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8088-4795

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.10.003

 Abstract:

In 1986, Vietnam initiated the Doi Moi policy, marking the onset of comprehensive reforms in economic, political, diplomatic, and societal dimensions. This reform agenda established a foreign policy framework prioritizing national interests. Amid the ever-evolving global and regional economic and political landscape, Vietnam proactively adapted to these shifts. Crafting foreign policies guided by the Party Congresses and Politburo Resolutions, Vietnam accentuated diplomatic ties with neighboring nations and the ASEAN community as paramount priorities. Notably, Vietnam's foreign strategies emanate from a rigorous consideration of national interests. This article conducts an exhaustive analysis of Vietnam's foreign policy vis-à-vis ASEAN, emphasizing the national interest approach during the years 1986 to 2021. Through rigorous examination and reliance on substantiated evidence, the author discerns that Vietnam's engagements with ASEAN are meticulously designed to safeguard primary, secondary, and shared national interests. Nevertheless, Vietnam encounters formidable challenges and complexities in its pursuit of these national interests within the ASEAN framework.

 © 2023 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Vietnam, Foreign policy, Doi Moi, ASEAN, National interests

 Article History: Received 18 May 2023, Received in revised form 8 September 2023, Accepted 13 September 2023

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Ho HV and Tran MT (2023). Vietnam's foreign policy with ASEAN: A national interest approach (1986-2020). International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(10): 25-35

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