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Asia-Pacific

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Vietnam

Vietnam is having an unusually good month as a courted middle power, with Japan, India, and the US each opening doors that compound its hedging position.

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Reach

Vietnam·29

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29▼1

Vietnam is having an unusually good month as a courted middle power, with Japan, India, and the US each opening doors that compound its hedging position.

Authority

Party grip steady, with anti-corruption recovery and leadership consolidation reinforcing internal cohesion.

Reach

Footprint widens sharply as Tokyo, Delhi, and Washington each deepen ties without forcing alignment.

Dependency Quadrant·Vietnam

Vietnam relies hardest on Russia and South Korea.

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Asia-PacificTerritorial Dispute

Authority

Authority footing

Strong Institutions

Reach

Economic scale

$476B

Global Scale

Vulnerability

Export concentration

51%

Concentrated Exports

Mobilization mode

Closed autocracy

Fiscal capacity

High Capacity

Government effectiveness

Mixed Governance

Logistics capacity

Strong Logistics

Trade openness

Open Trade

174%

Population base

Large Population

101M

Capital openness

Open Capital

Debt service pressure

Low Exposure

Defense burden

Light Burden

Defense spending / person

Low Priority

$57

Energy position

Import Exposed

34%

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To Lam

President of Vietnam

Le Minh Hung

Prime Minister of Vietnam

Truong My Lan

Convicted Chairman, Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group

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