U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2011: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

Abstract

After communist North Vietnam s victory over U.S.-backed South Vietnam in 1975, the United States and Vietnam had minimal relations until the mid-1990s. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1995, overlapping security and economic interests have led the two sides to expand relations across a wide range of issue-areas and begin to form a strategic partnership of sorts. Perhaps most prominently, in 2010, the two countries mobilized a multinational response to China s perceived attempts to boost its claims to disputed waters and islands in the South China Sea. This coordinated effort to promote the freedom of navigation has continued.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 2012
Accession Number
ADA584305

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  • Mark E. Manyin

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