Andrew Wells-Dang

Senior expert, Vietnam @USIP. Author, "Civil Society Networks in China and Vietnam." Opinions my own.

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Excited to be hosting a hybrid discussion on 3/30 with George Black, author of The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam. Register here: https://t.co/QL6jcgHWQx

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Historic cooperation in The Hague today between Vietnamese forensic scientists, @USAID and @TheICMP to analyze bone samples of missing remains from the Vietnam War

[sinocentric @CarlaPFreeman]

A few thoughts on the Balloon for USIP with @r0sielevine https://t.co/QRonKYV7l6

[Bill Hayton @bill_hayton]

Good that this is finally being exposed and examined. I can’t recommend Heonik Kwon’s ‘Ghosts of War in Vietnam’ highly enough if you want insights into the Vietnamese experience of the South Korean forces and the legacy they left behind

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Today marks one year since the sentencing of Vietnamese environmental lawyer Đặnh Đình Bách. International donors should call for his early release to contribute to Vietnam's clean energy transition. #standwithbach

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Great photos from historic visits this week by U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, Marc Knapper, to the Hamburger Hill battle site and the Road 9 national martyrs' cemetery: https://t.co/l0mg64EeX1

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Kudos to @georgehsblack for his latest New Republic article on Sen. Patrick Leahy and Vietnam: https://t.co/AvzHDJ8ObI

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

New commentary on environmental and social crisis in the Mekong, with a shout out to the Ruptures framework of @SangoMahanty and colleagues in Australia https://t.co/FntB4LqgRl

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Perceptive analysis by @ThitinanP noting Cambodia's relative openness to the U.S. while Laos faces increasing fragility. A strong case for greater dialogue and engagement to offer "countervailing options". https://t.co/s8QmDeqAAR

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

The Dialogue on War Legacies and Peace is happening at USIP next week. Join public plenaries online - "Healing the Wounds of War" at 9 AM EDT on Tues. Oct. 11, "The Future of U.S. Relations with Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos" at 9 on Wed. Oct. 12. https://t.co/q3eGXBR9Zx

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

@jdlondon1 @AsianStudies @AASAsianStudies @AsianLibraryNL Congrats to @jdlondon1 and all contributors for pulling this volume together! A massive accomplishment. Need to start on the revised edition right away...

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Proud that US Institute of Peace is one of the sponsors of a US veterans' delegation to Vietnam searching for mass graves from a 1966 battle. Visits like these can also lead to information on missing Vietnamese (and Americans). See https://t.co/onPy1k8zD0

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Missing from this provocative, well-sourced article is an understanding of the role of people-to-people diplomacy in postwar US-Vietnam relations. Our cooperation on resolving war legacies is worthwhile on its own basis, not just as a geopolitical tactic. https://t.co/qnJNIy9qgq

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

A compelling 4' video produced by USIP's Asia Center highlights the voices of Vietnamese and American families of soldiers missing from the Vietnam War: https://t.co/yiFgt5fGQF

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Disturbing news today about the sentencing of environmentalist Nguy Thi Khanh - whose principled advocacy poses no threat to the Vietnamese state and helps achieve the goals of energy transition. She ought to be promptly released. https://t.co/bsnh4ileWq

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

@khacgiang Congratulations to @khacgiang and Nguyen Quang Thai for publishing this new article about the Vietnamese Party's Central Committee. The next generation of Vietnamese political analysts has arrived!

[Nguyen Khac Giang @khacgiang]

The CC is considered as VN's most important institution but yet rarely studied. Our new paper on Contemporary Southeast Asia evaluates its "self-evolution" in 3 aspects: structure and composition, decision-making principles; and norms of elite promotion: https://t.co/uqxsMFoPjD

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

2/ PM Chinh's emphasis on international law, multilateralism, and the challenges of COVID, climate, and environment fits well with the Biden administration's support for a free and open Indo-Pacific. The ASEAN summit should make these connections more explicit.

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

An honor to join Vietnamese PM Phan Minh Chinh at his public address today in DC. He spoke of "trust, sincerity, and responsibility" as the foundations of foreign policy - principles that apply to large countries as well as small ones. The trick is to put them in practice

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

An honor to join Vietnamese PM Phan Minh Chinh at his public address today in DC. He spoke of "trust, sincerity, and responsibility" as the foundations of foreign policy - principles that apply to large countries as well as small ones. The trick is to put them in practice

[Andrew Wells-Dang @awellsdang]

Parallels between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. experience in Vietnam, according to my USIP colleague Amb. Bill Taylor and other "insiders": https://t.co/jfITnDnXYE