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Thayer Consultancy Annual Report 2021

Table of Contents
Highlights ............................................................................................................................................ 1
Current Affiliations .......................................................................................................................... 2
Future Commitments ....................................................................................................................... 2
Publications ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Other Publications ............................................................................................................................ 3
Publications Completed (in press) .............................................................................................. 5
Publications in Progress ................................................................................................................. 5
International Conference Papers ................................................................................................ 5
Academic Seminars and Other Presentations ......................................................................... 8
Interview Transcripts ..................................................................................................................... 9
Peer Reviews ................................................................................................................................... 11
Book Manuscripts ........................................................................................................................................................... 11
Journal Articles ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Academic ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Promotions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Higher Degree Supervision ........................................................................................................................................ 13
Higher Degree Examination ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Thayer Consultancy ...................................................................................................................... 13
Consultations .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Background Briefs .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Media Interviews ........................................................................................................................... 27

Highlights
7 Publications
9 Lectures and Other Presentations
15 Peer Reviews of Academic Manuscripts
16 Other Publications
18 International Conference Papers
25 Published Interview Transcripts
144 Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs
208 Media Interviews (Email, Phone, Radio, Skype and TV)
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Current Affiliations:
• Director, Thayer Consultancy (2002-present)
• Emeritus Professor, The University of New South Wales, Canberra (January
2011-present).
• Honorary Member and Adviser of the National Youth Movement for the West
Philippine Sea (August 2020-)
• Member, Maritime Security Research Group, School of Humanities and Social
Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Canberra (2019-)
• Member of the Advisory Board, Australia-Vietnam Leaders Dialogue, (April
2018-)
• Editorial Consultant and Columnist, Radio Free Asia, (2014-present)
• Member, Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA)
• Member, Australian National Committee, Council for Security Cooperation in
the Asia-Pacific – CSCAP (1996-)
• Member, Royal United Services Institution (RUSI)
• Member of the Editorial Board:
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International
Journal (2015-present)
International Journal of China Studies (February 2014-present)
Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (Hanoi, 2015-)
Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies (Moscow, 2017-)

Future Commitments
“Vietnam: Elections and Political Parties,” V-Dem, due 20 January 2021.
“Geopolitics: U.S. Responses to China's Economic Inducements and Grey Zone
Operations - Implications for Vietnam,” Presentation to Vietnam Access Days
conference hosted by Viet Capital Securities Joint Stock Company, Ho Chi Minh
City, March 15-17, 2021.’
“South China Sea,” Navigating Uncertainty, Podcast sponsored by the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT,
Australia. Date TBC. https://soundcloud.com/unsw-canberra-
podcasts/sets/navigating-uncertainty

Publications
“Australia, the ANZUS Alliance and U.S. Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific,” The
Journal of International Relations (Taipei: Department of Diplomacy, National
Chengchi University), 40 (2015), 1-43, reprinted.
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“Australia and the Threat of Global Terrorism: Domestic and International

Dimensions,” The Journal of International Relations (Taipei: Department of
Diplomacy, National Chengchi University), 41(2016), 61-98, reprinted.
“Foreign Minister Marise Payne: Squaring Regional Engagement with AUKUS,”
Australian Outlook, November 18, 2021.
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/foreign-minister-
marise-payne-squaring-regional-engagement-aukus/.
“The South China Sea in Multilateral Forums: Five Case Studies,” in Leszek
Buszynski and Do Thanh Hai, eds., Maritime issues and Regional Order in the Indo-
Pacific (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). 71-86.
“US-China Competition and the South China Sea Disputes: An Australian
Perspective [in Korean],” KIMA [Korean Institute of Military Affairs] Monthly,
39(5) May 2021, 38-40.
“Vietnam’s 13th National Party Congress: Exceptional and Unprecedented,”
Australian Outlook [Australian Institute of International Affairs], February 4, 2021.
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/vietnams-
thirteenth-national-party-congress-exceptional-and-unprecedented/.
“Who Decided the Philippines Versus China Case?” The Diplomat, July 12, 2021.
https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/who-decided-the-philippines-versus-china-
case/.

Other Publications
“Ông Trump và Biden sẽ làm gì? (What will Trump and Biden do?),” Tiền Phong,
January 8, 2021. https://www.tienphong.vn/the-gioi/ong-trump-va-biden-se-
lam-gi-1775645.tpo
“COVID-19 masks mischief in the South China Sea,” East Asian Forum, January
13, 2021. https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/13/covid-19-masks-
mischief-in-the-south-china-sea/.
• Reprinted by The Global Eye, January 13, 2021.
https://www.theglobaleye.it/south-china-sea-covid-19-masks-mischief-
in-the-south-china-sea-carlyle-thayer-east-asia-forum/
• Reprinted by Eurasia Review News & Analysis, January 14, 20201.
https://www.eurasiareview.com/13012021-covid-19-masks-mischief-in-
the-south-china-sea-analysis/.
“Nhận định về ‘Tứ Trụ’ sắp đến (Comments on the Coming 'Four Pillars),”
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2021.
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/top_four_vcp-
01162021112516.html
“More Work to Do: The South China Sea Code of Conduct,” Analyzing War,
January-February 2021, 7-12. https://analyzingwar.org/articles/analysis/more-
work-to-do-the-south-china-sea-code-of-conduct/.
“Analysis of South China Sea Tensions,” ANI e-Newsletter, no. 322, March 14,
2021. https://navalinstitute.com.au/analysis-of-south-china-sea-
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tensions/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ani-e-
newsletter-no-269-2-feb-2020_119
“China’s Fishing Reality Check,” ANI e-Newsletter, no. 326, April 11, 2021.
https://navalinstitute.com.au/18108-
2/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ani-e-
newsletter-no-269-2-feb-2020_119.
“Hội nghị Bộ trưởng đặc biệt ASEAN - Trung Quốc: Sẽ bàn 5 vấn đề 'nóng'
(ASEAN-China Special Ministerial Meeting: Five ‘hot’ issues),” Tiền Phong, May
29, 2021, p. 12.
“Hội nghị Bộ trưởng đặc biệt ASEAN - Trung Quốc: Sẽ bàn 5 vấn đề 'nóng'
(ASEAN-China Special Ministerial Meeting: Five ‘hot’ issues),” Tiền Phong
Online, May 29, 2021. https://tienphong.vn/hoi-nghi-bo-truong-dac-biet-asean-
trung-quoc-se-ban-5-van-de-nong-post1340944.tpo
“Solutions to South China Sea Conflict,” ANI e-Newsletter, no. 335, May 30, 2021.
https://navalinstitute.com.au/solutions-to-south-china-sea-
conflict/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ani-e-
newsletter-no-269-2-feb-2020_119.
”Unless China is countered, conflict is a matter of when, not if – opinion,” The
Jerusalem Post, July 6, 2021. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/unless-china-is-
countered-conflict-is-a-matter-of-when-not-if-opinion-673058.
“Rise of China and the birth of conflicts in South and East China Seas,” VnExpress
International, July 9, 2021. https://e.vnexpress.net/news/perspectives/rise-of-
china-and-the-birth-of-conflicts-in-south-and-east-china-seas-4292467.html.
“Kamala Harris' Southeast Asia visit to feature larger cooperation agenda,”
Hanoi Times, July 31, 2021. http://hanoitimes.vn/kamala-harris-southeast-asia-
visit-to-feature-larger-cooperation-agenda-carl-thayer-318227.html.
“Four possible outcomes from Harris visit to Vietnam,” Hanoi Times, August 24,
2021. http://hanoitimes.vn/four-possible-outcomes-from-kamala-harris-visit-to-
vietnam-318469.html
“Could Lombrum, PNG, be joint naval base,” ANI (Australian Naval Institute) e-
Newsletter, No. 362, December 12, 2021. https://navalinstitute.com.au/could-
lobrum-png-be-a-naval-
base/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ani-e-
newsletter-no-269-2-feb-2020_119.
“Focus Taiwan: Interview,” FPRC Journal [New Delhi: Foreign Policy Research
Centre], No. 48, December 2021, 14-16. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B7h-
INyiEo8HZvjU7LDpkjHVm9FFFAKf/view.
“Foreward,” Chester B. Cabalza, Joshua Bernard B. Espeña and Don McLain Gill,
The Rise of Philippinedization: Philippinedization is not Finlandization (Manila:
International Development and Security Cooperation 2021), i.
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Publications Completed (in press)

“ASEAN and the Quad in the Regional Architecture,” Proceedings of the 13th
South China Sea Conference, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.
“‘If you Make China the Enemy, China will be the Enemy’: Why Australia-China
Relations Are the Worst Ever,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on
The Post-COVID-19 World Order: Dynamics of Sino-American Competition
(Phnom Penh: Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace and the Southeast
Asia International Logistics Research Institute, 2021).
“The Role of the Military and Public Security in Contemporary Vietnam,” in
Jonathan London, ed., Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam (Routledge, May 2022),
chapter 6.

Publications in Progress
“China’s Grey Zone Operations in the South China Sea,” in Nguyen Minh Quang,
ed. ASEAN at the Crossroads (Routledge Singapore).
“Indochina,” Melbourne Asia Review, 2022.
U.S. Policy Towards Vietnam,” in Wali Aslam, Oliver Turner and Nicola Nymalm,
eds. Routledge Handbook: U.S. Policy Towards Indo-Pacific.
“Vietnam in 2021,” Daljit Singh and eds., Southeast Asian Affairs 2022 (Singapore:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2022).
“Vietnam White Paper,” New Vietnam Studies Initiative.

International Conference Papers

“Biden-Harris Administration: Overview of Geopolitical and Socio-economic
Policy in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea,” Webinar Presentation to
Biden-Harris Administration Forum, hosted by the National Youth Movement
for the West Philippine Sea, Manila, The Philippines, January 20, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/491523575/Thayer-Biden-Harris-
Administration-Overview-of-Geopolitical-and-Socio-economic-Policy-in-the-
West-Philippine-Sea-South-China-Sea.

“Code of Conduct in the South China Sea,” Webinar Presentation to “Turning on

a DIME: South China Sea Scene Setting toward Taking Back the Strategic
Initiative,” Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Creativity, Marine Corps
University, Quantico, Virginia, USA, February 4, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/493388162/Thayer-Code-of-Conduct-in-
the-South-China-Sea-US-Marine-Corps-University.

“Playing Catchup: The Biden Administration and the Indo-Pacific,” Presentation

to Conference-Seminar on “US Foreign Policy in South East Asia After the End of
the Cold War,” hosted by the International Center for the Study of Eurasia
(ICSE), Paris, France, April 9, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/502267259/Thayer-Playing-Catchup-The-
Biden-Administration-and-the-Indo-Pacific and https://lnkd.in/gCZ2QK3.
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Video: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t2dguwsowpHhT2fVW-
hWWXl3DozstAkM (1:42-1:53).

“The Strategic Context of China’s Maritime Presence at Whitsun Reef,” FOCAP

News Online Forum Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines,
Manila, The Philippines, Webinar, April 12-13, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/502687742/Thayer-The-Strategic-Context-
of-China-s-Maritime-Presence-at-Whitsun-Reef.

“How Should ASEAN Respond to China’s ‘Grey Zone’ Tactics in the South
China Sea?” Presentation to “China Coast Guard Law: Its Impact on Peace and
Stability in the South China [West Philippine] Sea and the World,” 3rd Virtual
International Conference on the South China [West Philippine] Sea, hosted by
the National Youth Movement West Philippine Sea, Manila, The Philippines,
May 22-23, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/508916331/Thayer-How-
Should-ASEAN-Respond-to-China-s-Grey-Zone-Tactics-in-the-South-China-Sea

“Rules Based Order in the Indo-Pacific: China, ASEAN, Littoral States and the
United States,” Presentation to Session 2, “The Roles of Middle Powers, Quad and
ASEAN in Supporting a Rules-Based Order in the Indo-Pacific,” Vietnam-
Australia Track 1.5 Dialogue on Maritime Security Issues, co-sponsored by La
Trobe Asia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Diplomatic Academy of
Vietnam, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 20-21, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/508572565/Thayer-Rules-Based-Order-in-
the-Indo-Pacific-China-ASEAN-Littoral-States-and-the-US.

“Strategic Developments in the South China Sea Theatre Under the Pandemic,”
Presentation to ASEAN at the Crossroads: Fostering Collective Strengths for
Addressing Regional Issues, Regional Workshop co-sponsored by German -
Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance
(CPG), Stimson Center, Mekong Environment Forum and Cambodian Institute
for Cooperation and Peace, Bangkok, Thailand, June 10-11, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/511480677/Thayer-Strategic-
Developments-in-the-South-China-Sea-Theatre-in-Times-of-Health-Crisis

“Beyond the Horizon: Prospects for Dispute Resolution in Maritime Asia,”

Presentation to US-Australia Indo-Pacific Conversation Series #5, sponsored by
the Embassy of the United States of America in Australia, in cooperation with the
United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and Pacific Forum
International, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., June 21, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/512662863/Thayer-Beyond-the-Horizon-
Prospects-for-Dispute-Resolution-in-Maritime-Asia

“The Quad: An Australian Perspective,” Presentation to "A Whole-of-Alliance

Approach: The Philippines and the Quad in the Indo-Pacific Region," Webinar
hosted by International Development and Security Cooperation (IDSC), Manila,
The Philippines, June 30, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/513598923/Thayer-The-Quad-An-
Australian-Perspective
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“Sino-Vietnamese Relations, Sino-US Relations and Regional Security,”

Presentation to Virtual Emerging Vietnam 2021: Moving Beyond COVID
Conference, hosted by Ho Chi Minh Securities Corporation (HSC), Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam, July 7, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/514726522/Thayer-Sino-Vietnamese-
Relations-Sino-US-Relations-and-Regional-Security.

“A Malaysian Strategy of Pre-emption,” Presentation to a panel on Thinking the

Unthinkable: Decisive Action in the South China Sea, Zoom Webinar hosted by
the National Resilience College, National Centre of Defence Studies, Putrajaya,
Malaysia, July 14, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/515718328/Thayer-
A-Malaysian-Strategy-of-Pre-emption-China-and-South-China-Sea.

“Hegemony with Chinese Characteristics,” Presentation to China’s Hegemony:

Potential Political, Economic, and Security Threats to Asian Countries, Webinar
hosted by Center for South East Asian Studies Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, July
23, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/517076894/Thayer-Hegemony-
With-Chinese-Characteristics and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByRX04aCS9c.

“What should the ASEAN countries do to counter China in the West Philippine=
Sea?” Presentation to Five Years After the Tribunal Award: Peace, Security and
Freedom in the South China [West Philippine] Sea, 4th Virtual International
Conference on South China [West Philippine] Sea, hosted by National Youth
Movement for the West Philippine Sea, Webinar, July 30, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/517983919/Thayer-What-Should-the-
ASEAN-Countries-Do-to-Counter-China-in-the-West-Philippine-Sea.

“The Geo-Strategic Importance of the South China Sea: China’s Second-Strike

Nuclear Deterrent,” Presentation to White Paper 1 East Sea/South China Sea:
Resources Value, Claims, Arms Escalation, New Vietnam Studies Initiative
Webinar Series No. 3, University of California at Davis, United States, August 28,
2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/522176002/Thayer-The-Geo-
Strategic-Importance-of-the-South-China-Sea-China-s-Second-Strike-Nuclear-
Deterrent.

“Will the ASEAN-China South China Sea Code of Conduct Address Illegal,
Unreported and Unregulated Fishing?” Presentation to International Conference
on Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing, Indo-Maritime Security
Exchange IMSE 2021, hosted by Navy League of the United States Honolulu
Council, Webinar, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 8-9, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/presentation/523850335/Carlyle-A-Thayer-Will-the-
ASEAN-China-South-China-Sea-Code-of-Conduct-Address-Illegal-Unreported-
and-Unregulated-Fishing-Presentation-to-Interna.

“The AUKUS Impact on Peace, Security and Stability in the South China (West
Philippine) Sea,” Presentation to China’s Maritime Law: Its Effect on Peace,
Security and Stability in the South China [West Philippine] Sea and the World, 5th
Virtual International Conference on South China [West Philippine] Sea, hosted by
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National Youth Movement for the West Philippine Sea, Webinar, October 2, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/529116138/Thayer-The-AUKUS-Impact-
on-Peace-Security-and-Stability-in-the-South-China-West-Philippine-Sea.

“ASEAN and the Quad in the Regional Architecture,” Presentation to the 13th
South China Sea Conference on “Looking Back to a Brighter Future,” hosted by
the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Hanoi, November 19, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/540815786/Thayer-ASEAN-and-the-Quad-
in-the-Regional-Architecture

“US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty and China's Grey Zone Operations in the
West Philippine Sea,” Presentation to 6th Virtual International Conference on the
South China [West Philippine] Sea, “China’s Grey Zone Tactics: Its impact on the
Energy, Economic and National Security in the Philippines and the World,”
sponsored by the National Youth Movement for the West Philippine Sea, Manila,
December 11, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/546159536/Thayer-US-
Philippine-Mutual-Defense-Treaty-and-China-s-Grey-Zone-Operations-in-the-
West-Philippine-Sea.

Academic Seminars and Other Presentations

“The 13th National Congress of the Vietnam Communist Party,” Webinar
Presentation to Fulbright University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
January 24, 2021.
Participant, “U.S.-Viet Nam Security Dialogue,” by invitation only, Pacific Forum,
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., May 18-20, 2021.
“South China Sea: International Law, Strategic Issues and the Major Powers,”
Lecture to Special Dialogue, Nation-State Dialogue Series, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, Delhi, India, June 4, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25IYmEbDnvc
“Maritime Security and Cooperation,” Subject Matter Expert Presentation to
Module 3 – International Security, National Defence College of the Philippines,
Quezon City, The Philippines, June 11, 2021.
“Beyond the Horizon: Prospects for Dispute Resolution in Maritime Asia,” US-
Australia Indo-Pacific Conversation Series #5 Off-the-Record Session with U.S.-
Australia Next Generation Leaders, sponsored by the Embassy of the United
States of America in Australia, in cooperation with the United States Studies
Centre at the University of Sydney and Pacific Forum International, Honolulu,
Hawaii, U.S.A., June 21, 2021.
Panelist, “5th Anniversary of the Philippines’ Victory on the West Philippine Sea at
the U.N. Arbitral Tribunal,” The Fifth Virtual West Philippine Sea Forum,
sponsored by The National Youth Movement for the West Philippine Sea,
Webinar, Manila, The Philippines, July 12, 2021.
“China’s Revised Maritime Traffic Safety Law and its Implications for
Negotiations on the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct in the South China Sea,”
Presentation to The West Philippine Sea CATCH,” National Youth Movement for
the West Philippines Sea, Zoom Webinar Series 1, Episode 4, September 20, 2021.
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6pm Manila, 8pm AEST. https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_YykA-

W15QOmf9K-iXTFICg.
“Australia needs to counter China with AUKUS - With Carlyle Thayer,”
Mirko Giordani, Deep in the SEA Podcast, October 17, 2021.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/australia-needs-to-counter-china-with-
aukus-with/id1493081714?i=1000538824709
“The AUKUS Tripartite Security Pact: Impact on the Livelihood of Philippine
Fisherfolk and Sovereign Rights in the West Philippine Sea,” Conflict in thew West
Philippine Sea, MedNet eForum, Mediators for Sustainable Peace, November 10,
2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/538518769/Thayer-The-AUKUS-
Tripartite-Security-Pact-Impact-on-the-Livelihood-of-Philippine-Fisherfolk-and-
Sovereign-Rights-in-the-West-Philippine-Sea.

Interview Transcripts
“Giáo sư Carl Thayer: ‘Tôi muốn Thủ tư ng Phúc làm tiếp nhiệm kỳ hai,” BBC,
Vietnamese Service, January 14, 2021.
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-55665207.
“Phim tài liệu ngắn: Lịch sử tranh chấp Hoàng Sa cách bờ biển (Short documentary
film: The history of the Spratly Island Dispute off Vietnam’s Coast). Professor Carl
Thayer, University of New South Wales, Australia. Comments at the 0:56-1:59,
6:35-7:15, 11:29-11:55 minute mark. Đài Á Châu Tự Do (Radio Free Asia), January
19, 2021. https://www.facebook.com/RFAVietnam/videos/807541473163908.
Tina Hà Giang, “Giáo sư Carl Thayer nhận định về Việt Nam sau Đại hội 13
(Professor Carl Thayer comments on Vietnam after the 13th Congress),” BBC
Vietnamese, February 1, 2021. https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-
55883144.
Giang Nguyễn, “Bầu Nguyễn Phú Trọng thể hiện sự “xơ cứng” của Đảng Cộng
sản Việt Nam: Gs Carl Thayer (Election of Nguyen Phu Trong shows the
"sclerosis" of the Communist Party of Vietnam: Gs Carl Thayer),” Radio Free
Asia, Vietnamese, February 1, 2021.
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/nguyen-phu-trong-election-shows-
vn-communist-party-suffers-arterial-sclerosis-prof-thayer-02012021183345.html.
Professor Carl Thayer, University of New South Wales, interviewed by Nguyen
Minh, Vietnam News Agency for Thế Gioi 360 độ ngày (360o Degrees Program), V
News TV, Hanoi, February 1, 2021. https://vnews.gov.vn/video/the-gioi-360-do-
202718.htm at the 10:19 to 13:50 mark.
“Giáo sư Carl Thayer: VnExpress 'giúp ích cho công việc của tôi',” [Professor
Carl Thayer: VnExpress ‘helps me with my work’ (on the 20th Anniversary of
VNExpress)], VnExpress, February 26, 2021. https://vnexpress.net/giao-su-carl-
thayer-vnexpress-giup-ich-cho-cong-viec-cua-toi-4240221.html.
“Bao giờ Việt Nam có nữ Thủ tư ng, Chủ tịch nư c hay Tổng Bí thư?” (When
will Vietnam have a female Prime Minister, President or General Secretary?),
Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, March 8, 2021.
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/when-will-vietnam-have-a-
female-head-of-state-government-or-party-03082021103028.html.
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“Một số nhân sự chủ chốt của Chính phủ Hà Nội m i” (Some key personnel of
the new Government in Hanoi), Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2021.
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/some-key-personnel-hanoi-new-
government-03272021211544.html.
“Vietnam Party Congress,” Al Jazeera TV English, January 25, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OdGvYca3qQ.
“Carl Thayer: Việt Nam nên “tự giúp mình” để đối phó v i Trung Quốc (Carl
Thayer: Vietnam should rely on “self-help” to deal with China),” Radio Free Asia,
June 7, 2021. https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/vietnam-needs-to-
build-up-its-capacity-to-deal-with-china-grey-zone-tactics-06072021115558.html.
“GS Thayer bàn về kế hoạch xây căn cứ hậu cần của Philippines tại đảo Thị Tứ
(Professor Thayer discusses the Philippines' plan to build a logistics base on Thitu
Island),” BBC Vietnamese Service, June 7, 2021.
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/world-57381282.
“Left unchecked China would bring more conflict to the South and East China
Seas,” Asia Corporate News Newswire, June 9, 2021.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/left-unchecked-china-bring-more-
040000878.html and https://www.newsmaker.com.au/news/383425/left-
unchecked-china-would-bring-more-conflict-to-the-south-and-east-china-
seas#.YMHjkC0Rq3U.
“Việt - Mỹ và những diễn biến quan hệ m i (Vietnam-America New
development in bilateral relations),” Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, July
11, 2021. https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/new-developments-in-
vietnam-us-relations-07112021115554.html.
Thái An, “Chuyên gia Carlyle Thayer: Tham vọng Trung Quốc và đề xuất đối sách
cho ASEAN (Expert Carlyle Thayer: China's ambition and proposed ASEAN
responses),” Tien Phong Online, July 26, 2021. https://tienphong.vn/chuyen-gia-
carlyle-thayer-tham-vong-trung-quoc-va-de-xuat-doi-sach-cho-asean-
post1359208.tpo.
Outcome of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, U.S. Secretary of State
Anthony Blinken’s contributions, and upcoming U.S. visits to Southeast Asia,
Interviewed by Minh Nguyen, Vietnam News Agency, for the Thế gi i 360 độ ngày
program, VNews TV, August 7, 2021 at the. 10:50 to 14:44 minute mark.
https://vnews.gov.vn/video/the-gioi-360-do-ngay-07-8-2021-218840.htm.
“Đâu là trọng tâm trong chuyến thăm Việt Nam của Phó Tổng thống Mỹ Harris?”
(What is. the focus of US Vice President Harris' visit to Vietnam?), Tiên Phong,
August 12, 2021. https://tienphong.vn/dau-la-trong-tam-trong-chuyen-tham-
viet-nam-cua-pho-tong-thong-my-harris-post1364915.tpo.
Thái An, “GS Carlyle Thayer: Mong 4 kết quả chuyến thăm của bà Harris t i Việt
Nam (Prof. Carlyle Thayer: Anticipating four results of Mrs. Harris' visit to
Vietnam),” Tien Phong, August 23, 2021. https://tienphong.vn/gs-carlyle-thayer-
mong-4-ket-qua-chuyen-tham-cua-ba-harris-toi-viet-nam-post1368502.tpo.
Phạm Ân, ”Vì sao Phó tổng thống Mỹ chọn Việt Nam và Singapore cho chuyến đi ĐNA?
(Why did US Vice President choose Vietnam and Singapore for her trip to
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Southeast Asia?),” Zing News, August 23, 2021. https://zingnews.vn/vi-sao-

pho-tong-thong-my-chon-viet-nam-va-singapore-cho-chuyen-di-dna-
post1254040.html.
Khánh An, ‘Khủng hoảng tàu ngầm’ ảnh hưởng ra sao đến Biển Đông và vai trò
Việt Nam? (How does the 'submarine crisis' affect the East Sea and the role of
Vietnam?) Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, September 21, 2021.
https://www.voatiengviet.com/a/khủng-hoảng-tàu-ngầm-ảnh-hưởng-ra-sao-
đến-biển-đông-và-vai-trò-việt-nam-/6236926.html.
Nirmal Ghosh, “AUKUS and the Quad - shifting power dynamics in the Indo-
Pacific,” Asian Insider Episode 76, September 24, 2021, 18:59 mins.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/asian-insider-podcast-aukus-and-the-
quad-shifting-power-dynamics-in-the-indo-pacific
“Philippine President Duterte to retire from politics after his term ends,”
Interview with Carl Thayer, University of New South Wales, TRT (Turkish Radio
and Television), October 2, 2021.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=REqCIxBUEZI.
Rudruneel Ghosh interview with Carlyle Thayer, “AUKUS A Response to China;
Will Add To Quad,” The Times of India, October 22, 2021.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/aukus-a-response-to-
china-will-add-to-quad/articleshow/87189088.cms?from=mdr
Carl Thayer, University of New South Wales Australia, interviewed by Journalist
Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney, ASEAN và vai trò trung tâm trong
khu vực (ASEAN and its central role in the region), Vnews, Thế gioi 360 độ ngày,
October 30, 2021. https://vnews.gov.vn/video/the-gioi-360-do-ngay-30-10-2021-
16901.htm. At the 11:30 to 14:30 minute mark.
Carl Thayer, University of New South Wales Australia, interviewed by Nguyen
Minh, Vietnam News Agency on role of major powers in Asia-Pacific and impact
on ASEAN and Vietnam for Vnews, Thế gioi 360 độ ngày (360 Degrees Program),
Hanoi, December 20, 2021. 16:39-19:37 minute mark. https://lnkd.in/gTbiBQfa
Thu Anh, “Vietnam approaches each conflict independently during its UNSC
term,” Hanoi Times, December 28, 2021. http://hanoitimes.vn/vietnam-
approaches-each-conflict-independently-during-its-unsc-term-319645.html

Peer Reviews
Book Manuscripts
Vietnam: Party-state, Economy, Society in a Shifting Global Environment, edited by
Börje Ljunggren and Dwight Perkins (Cambridge: Harvard University Asia
Center, 2021). Submitted September 12, 2021.
Charles Dunst, Lethal Legacies: How the Vietnam War broke U.S. Foreign Policy, And
How to Fix it (University of Michigan Press), Submitted September 30, 2021.
Sam Korsmoe and Brook Taylor, Vietnam: Asia’s Rising Star, Submitted
November 14, 2021.
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Journal Articles
“Vietnam in the US’s FOIP strategy: What Next?” East Asia Forum. Submitted
February 11, 2021.
“COVID-19 Pandemic and the Emergence of Vietnam as a Middle Power,” Journal
of Current South East Asian Affairs. Submitted March 18, 2021. Review of revised
manuscript submitted June 9, 2021.
“Does Geo-Strategic Counterbalancing to China Call for a Sustainable India -
Vietnam Relation?” East Asia: An International Quarterly. Submitted March 25,
2021.
“Vietnam and China: Ideological Bedfellows, Strange Dreamers,” Journal of
Contemporary East Asia Studies. Submitted April 20, 2021.
“Cam Ranh Bay – Strategic Card in the US-Vietnam Defense Cooperation,”
Australian Journal of International Affairs. Submitted April 21, 2021.
“Issue-based Cooperation in Conflict Resolution in the South China Sea: Exploring
Roles for ASEAN Beyond the Code of Conduct,” Journal of Territorial and Maritime
Studies. Submitted April 21, 2021.
“Decoding Vietnam’s multilateral diplomacy,” East Asia: An International
Quarterly, received April 29, 2021. Submitted June 9, 2021.
“New Wine in Old Bottles: Interpreting ASEAN’s Choice to Place the Mekong
Issue on its Agenda Through International Relations Theory Paradigms and
Vietnamese Perspectives,” Issues and Studies. Submitted September 8, 2021.
“The British have been busy,” East Asia Forum, submitted October 6, 2021.
“History repeats itself: Chineseness in pre-modern Vietnam and its influence on
Vietnam’s contemporary China policy,” Asian Studies Review. Submitted
November 3, 2021.
“Decoding Vietnam’s Foreign Policy After the Thirteenth National Party
Congress: Process, Continuity and Adjustment,” TRaNS: Trans-Regional and
National Studies of Southeast Asia. Submitted January 4, 2022.
“Vietnam’s emergence as a middle power in Asia: unfolding the power-
knowledge nexus,” Journal of Current South East Asian Affairs. Submitted January
12, 2022.

Academic
Promotions
External Assessor, Promotion to full Professor, Department of War Studies,
King’s College, London.
External Referee, Award of Doctor of Letters, The University of Western
Australia.
External Assessor, Promotion to Associate Professor, Rajaratnam School of
International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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Higher Degree Supervision

Nguyen Minh Ngoc, “Regional Stabilisers: Questioning Middle Power Diplomacy
and Collaboration in the Asia-Pacific,” PhD UNSW, awarded 2021.

Higher Degree Examination

Le Thuy Trang, “Vietnam and the United States: Domestic Constraints and
Strategic Opportunities (1991-2018),” PhD, The Australian National University.
Report submitted January 5, 2021.
Petr Eduardovich Moskalev, “Overseas Chinese in the History of Thailand and
Vietnam in the 20th-Beginning of the 21st Centuries,” PhD Thesis, St. Petersburg
State University, Russian Federation. Oral examination, June 28, 2021.
Gatra Priyandita, "Between Honey and Poison: Indonesia’s Management of Ties
with a Rising China,” PhD Thesis, The Australian National University, Submitted
December 3, 2021.

Thayer Consultancy
Consultations
V-Dem, Vietnam Political Parties and Elections Survey, completed January 31,
2021.
Adrian Cundy, EFG Hermes Research, consultation, February 6, 2021.
Robert Safi and Jillian Hewitt, Susman Godfrey LLP, consultation, March 5, 2021-
September 29, 2021.
QS Global Academic Survey, March 8, 2021.
Christopher Laurencius Edison, student Jakarta, Indonesia, competing in a
Model United Nations competition on the South China Sea, consultation by e-
mail, March 8, 2021.
Matthew Wheeler, International Crisis Group, Bangkok, Skype interview, March
15, 2021.
Andrew Taffer, Research Fellow, Fletcher School, Tufts University, Boston,
Skype interview, March 26, 2021.
Anthony Bockmann, Year 12 student, Nazareth Catholic College, Adelaide,
South Australia, telephone interview, March 26, 2021.
Nguyen Thu Lan, “The Evolution of Vietnam Security Relations: Increasing
Strategic Convergence Between Two Former Enemies,” M.A. Thesis,
International Christian University, Zoom interview, March 29, 2021.
Gatra Priyandita, Sylvia Windya Laksmi and Abdul Rahman Yaacob, National
Security College, The Australian National University, consultation, April 1, 2021.
Ken Wei-chung Lai, Deputy Representative; Maya Mei-Chun Huang, Deputy
Executive Director; and John Lin, Senior Policy Officer; Taipei Economic and
Cultural Office in Australia, consultation, April 13, 2021.
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William James Heazler, Hacking for Defense, Stanford University, consultation,

April 16, 2021.
Sam Korsmore and Brook Taylor, Vietnam: Asia’s Rising Star, consultation, April
21, 2021.
Luong Manh Tuan, graduate student, National University of Singapore,
consultation, May 23, 2021.
Andrew Taffer, Research Fellow, Fletcher School, Tufts University, Boston,
Skype interview, May 26, 2021.
Adina Sapar, final year student of International Relations, International
University in Geneva, Switzerland, consultation, May 31, 2021.
Liu Tuo and John Lin, Senior Policy Officer; Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
in Australia, consultation, June 23, 2021.
Eric Jiang, Justin Qin, and Noah Laszok, Year 9 students, Barker College, Sydney,
Zoom interview, September 26, 2021.
Nguyen Hong Hai, Queensland University of Technology, consultation, October
14, 2021.
Background Briefs [archived at Scribd.com]
1. “Vietnam: Suppression of Dissenting Voices ,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 6, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/492713493/Thayer-Vietnam-
Suppression-of-Dissenting-Voices.
2. “Vietnam’s 3 Biggest Challenges in the Next Five Years,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 10, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/492713876/Thayer-Vietnam-s-3-
Biggest-Challenges-in-the-Next-Five-Years.
3. “South China Sea: Continuing Tensions in 2021,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 12, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/491641237/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Continuing-Tensions-in-2021.
4. “Vietnam’s 13th National Party Congress Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 12, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/491186494/Thayer-Vietnam-s-13th-
National-Party-Congress-Scene-Setter.
5. “Vietnam’s New Leadership: Two Scenarios,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 14, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/491186799/Thayer-Vietnam-s-New-
Leadership-Two-Scenarios.
6. “United States Takes Further Action Against CNOOC,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/493601421/Thayer-United-States-
Takes-Further-Action-Against-CNOOC.
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7. “Leadership Change in Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January

16, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/491187095/Thayer-
Leadership-Change-in-Vietnam.
8. “Vietnam and the United States in a Post-Trump World,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 15, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/493601559/Thayer-Vietnam-and-the-
United-States-in-a-Post-Trump-World.
9. “Vietnam’s Leaders Face Challenges in Relations with the Biden
Administration,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/493602352/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Leaders-
Face-Challenges-in-Relations-With-the-Biden-Administration.
10. “China-Southeast Asia Relations,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January
17, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/493532537/Thayer-China-
Southeast-Asia-Relations.
11. “U.S. Carrier Strike Group Returns to the South China Sea,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 26, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/493533280/Thayer-U-S-Carrier-Strike-
Group-Returns-to-the-South-China-Sea.
12. “Vietnam’s Foreign Policy Post-13th National Party Congress,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 28, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/492624722/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Foreign-
Policy-Post-13th-National-Party-Congress.
13. “Vietnam’s Party Secretary General,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 29, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/492714039/Thayer-
Vietnam-s-Party-Secretary-General.
14. “Vietnam and COVID-19,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 31,
2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/493517615/Thayer-Vietnam-and-
COVID-19.
15. “Coast Guard Law of the People’s Republic of China,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 31, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/493533738/Thayer-Coast-Guard-Law-
of-the-People-s-Republic-of-China.
16. “Vietnam: The Next 5 Years Under Nguyen Phu Trong,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 31, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/493518912/Thayer-Vietnam-the-Next-
5-Years-Under-Nguyen-Phu-Trong.
17. “Vietnam After the 13th Party Congress: New Urgency,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 1, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/493520291/Thayer-Vietnam-After-the-
13th-Party-Congress-New-Urgency.
18. “U.S.-Vietnam Under New Leadership: Quo Vadis?” Consultancy Background
Brief, February 2, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/493613854/Thayer-U-S-vietnam-
Under-New-Leadership-Quo-Vadis.
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19. “China By Land and By Sea – Vietnam, Japan and the UK,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 9, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/495347327/Thayer-China-By-Land-
and-by-Sea-Vietnam-Japan-and-the-UK.
20. “Law on China Coast Guard Threatens Peace in South China Sea,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 9, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/495347714/Thayer-Law-on-China-
Coast-Guard-Threatens-Peace-in-South-China-Sea.
21. “Vietnam and Cyber Security,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February
20, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/495348018/Thayer-Vietnam-
and-Cyber-Security.
22. “Vietnam’s 13th National Party Congress: What the Experts Have to Say,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 23, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/495584115/Thayer-Vietnam-s-13th-
National-Party-Congress-What-the-Experts-Have-to-Say
23. “Internationalisation of the South China Sea Disputes,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 4, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/497829393/Thayer-
Internationalisation-of-the-South-China-Sea-Disputes.
24. “A Female President in Vietnam in the Next 5 to 10 Years?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 8, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/497822010/Thayer-A-Female-
President-in-Vietnam-in-the-Next-5-to10-Years.
25. “China’s Growing Military Reach: Responses by the U.S. and the Quad,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 14, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/498757123/Thayer-China-s-Growing-
Military-Reach-Responses-by-the-U-S-and-the-Quad.
26. “Background to the Quad: Bibliography on the Indo-Pacific,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 14, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/498655998/Thayer-Background-to-the-
Quad-Bibliography-of-Thayer-Publications-on-the-Indo-Pacific-2017-March-
2020.
27. “Assessment Offered to Model United Nations Conference on the South China
Sea,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 8, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/501448738/Thayer-Assessment-
Offered-to-Model-United-Nations-Conference-on-the-South-China-Sea.
28. “Vietnam’s Likely New State Leaders and Cabinet Members,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/499630345/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Likely-
New-State-Leaders-and-Cabinet-Members
29. “Carl Thayer: Recognition by the Vietnamese Government,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 22, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/500616026/Thayer-Carl-Thayer-
Recognition-by-the-Vietnamese-Government.
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30. “Vietnam’s New Cabinet: An Analysis of 6 Key Posts,” Thayer Consultancy

Background Brief, March 25, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/500689389/Thayer-Vietnam-s-New-
Cabinet-an-Analysis-of-6-Key-Posts.
31. “China’s Maritime Militia Seeks to Derail U.S.-Philippines Rapprochement,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 27, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/501449786/Thayer-China-s-Maritime-
Militia-Seeks-to-Derail-U-S-philippines-Rapprochement.
32. “National Assembly Set to Approve New Cabinet,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 27, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/500690847/Thayer-National-Assembly-
Set-to-Approve-New-Cabinet.
33. “Vietnam’s Likely New State Leaders and Cabinet Members,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, revised March 29, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/499630345/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Likely-
New-State-Leaders-and-Cabinet-Members.
34. “Challenges for Vietnam’s New Cabinet Ministers,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 1, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/501453602/Thayer-Challenges-for-
Vietnam-s-New-Cabinet-Ministers.
35. “China’s Investment of Whitsun Reef,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
April 2, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/501451187/Thayer-China-
s-Investment-of-Whitsun-Reef.
36. “Explaining Vietnam’s Success in Combatting COVID-19,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 8, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/503382266/Thayer-Explaining-
Vietnam-s-Success-in-Combatting-COVID-19.
37. “Vietnam’s New Minister of Industry and Trade: A Surprise,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 11, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/502989166/Thayer-Vietnam-s-New-
Minister-of-Industry-and-Trade-a-Surprise
38. “How will China’s Actions at Whitsun Reef Impact on U.S.-Philippine
Relations?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 12, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/503383872/Thayer-How-Will-China-s-
Actions-at-Whitsun-Reef-Impact-on-U-S-philippine-Relations.
39. “Why Have the U.S. and China Deployed Aircraft Carriers to the South China
Sea?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 15, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/503394243/Thayer-Why-Have-the-U-S-
and-China-Deployed-Aircraft-Carriers-to-the-South-China-Sea.
40. “Biden Nominates Marc Knapper as Next Ambassador to Vietnam,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/503393928/Thayer-Biden-Nominates-
Marc-Knapper-as-Next-Ambassador-to-Vietnam.
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41. “Mark Knapper Nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam,” Thayer

Consultancy Background Brief, April 17, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/503468214/Thayer-Marc-Knapper-
Nominated-as-U-S-Ambassador-to-Vietnam.
42. “What Will Be the Priorities of the Next U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 19, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/505364735/Thayer-What-Will-Be-the-Priorities-
of-the-Next-U-S-Ambassador-to-Vietnam.
43. “‘Comrade and Brother’ – China-Vietnam Relations,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 19, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/505367466/Thayer-Comrade-and-Brother-China-
Vietnam-Relations.
44. “South China Sea: What is at Stake for the Main Players?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 19, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/509014227/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
What-is-at-Stake-for-the-Main-Players
45. “Australia’s Foreign Relations Scheme & Victoria,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 22, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/506124125/Thayer-Australia-s-Foreign-
Relations-Scheme-Victoria.
46. “U.S.-Vietnam Relations on the 46th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 27, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/505528448/Thayer-U-S-Vietnam-Relations-on-
the-46th-Anniversary-of-the-Fall-of-Saigon.
47. “ASEAN and Myanmar: ‘Damned if you do, damned if you don’t’,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 27, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/505369764/Thayer-ASEAN-and-Myanmar-
Damned-if-You-Do-Damned-if-You-Don-t.
48. “Vietnam and ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on Myanmar,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 28, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/505392183/Thayer-Vietnam-and-
ASEAN-Leaders-Meeting.
49. “Bibliography on Political Developments in Vietnam, 2020-2021,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, May 3, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/506075054/Thayer-Bibliography-on-
Political-Developments-in-Vietnam-s-2020-21
50. “Bibliography on United States, the South China Sea and Vietnam,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, May 4, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/506082115/Thayert-Bibliography-US-
South-China-Sea-and-Vietnam
51. “China-Australia Relations and the Port of Darwin,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 7, 2021.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/508046033/Thayer-China-Australia-
Relations-and-the-Port-of-Darwin.
52. “Vietnam to Stand Up UAV Reconnaissance Unit,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 15, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/508036818/Thayer-Vietnam-to-Stand-
Up-UAV-Reconnaissance-Unit.
53. “Vietnam to Elect Deputies to 15th National Assembly,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 20, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/509873476/Thayer-Vietnam-to-Elect-
Deputies-to-15th-National-Assembly.
54. “China’s Pressures the Philippines, Manila Responds,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 25, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/509873700/Thayer-China-s-Pressures-
the-Philippines-Manila-Responds.
55. “China to Host Meeting with ASEAN Foreign Ministers,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 26, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/509873897/Thayer-China-to-Host-
Meeting-With-ASEAN-Foreign-Ministers.
56. “Philippines: Strategic Significance of Logistic Hub on Pagasa (Thitu) Island,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 5, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/511824730/Thayer-Philippines-Strategic-
Significance-of-Logistic-Hub-on-Pagasa-Thitu-Island.
57. “China and the U.S. – Is War Imminent?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
June 6, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/511825213/Thayer-China-
and-the-U-S-is-War-Imminent.
58. “New Zealand About Face on China?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
June 6, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/511825882/Thayer-New-
Zealand-About-Face-on-China.
59. “U.S. Relations with Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 7,
2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/511826934/Thayer-U-S-Relations-
With-Vietnam.
60. “Thayer Consultancy Monthly Report – May 2021,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 9, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/511119901/Thayer-Consultancy-
Monthly-Report-May-2021
61. “Australia at the G7: Mission Accomplished?” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, June 17, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/513731331/Thayer-
Australia-at-the-G7-Mission-Accomplished.
62. “COVID Vaccine Competition: Vietnam between China & Japan,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, June 17, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/513729442/Thayer-COVID-Vaccine-
Competition-Vietnam-Between-China-Japan.
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63. “U.S. Pressure on Cambodia Could be Counter-Productive,” Thayer

Consultancy Background Brief, June 18, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/513734357/Thayer-U-S-Pressures-on-
Cambodia-Could-Be-Counter-Productive.
64. “China and the Philippines: Fear and Awe Dynamic?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 18, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/513746669/Thayer-China-and-the-
Philippines-Fear-and-Awe-Dynamic.
65. “Australia and China: Between a Rock and a Hard Place,’ Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 24, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/513756350/Thayer-Australia-and-
China-Between-a-Rock-and-a-Hard-Place.
66. “Arbitral Tribunal Award on its 5th Anniversary,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 8, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/516157960/Thayer-Arbitral-Tribunal-
Award-on-Its-5th-Anniversary.
67. “5th Anniversary of the Arbitral Tribunal Award Brought by the Philippines
Against China,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 10, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/516163192/Thayer-5th-Anniversary-of-
the-Arbitral-Tribunal-Award-Brought-by-the-Philippines-Against-China.
68. “Philippines’ Arbitral Tribunal Award: Five Years Later,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 10, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/516161075/Thayer-Philippines-
Arbitral-Tribunal-Award-Five-Years-Later.
69. “China Deploys New Research Vessel to Paracels,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 10, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/516164661/Thayer-China-Deploys-
New-Research-Vessel-to-Paracels.
70. “China-ASEAN South China Sea Code of Conduct – ‘Don’t Hold Your
Breath’,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 15, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/516166431/Thayer-China-ASEAN-
South-China-Sea-Code-of-Conduct-Don-t-Hold-Your-Breath.
71. “Vietnam and APEC,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/516141393/Thayer-Vietnam-and-
APEC.
72. “U.S. Defense Secretary Austin to Visit Vietnam, Singapore and the
Philippines,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 20, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/516702446/Thayer-U-S-Defense-
Secretary-Austin-to-Visit-Vietnam-Singapore-and-the-Philippines-1.
73. “U.S. Defense Secretary Austin to Visit Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines
– 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 22, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/516819330/Thayer-U-S-Defense-
Secretary-Austin-to-Visit-Vietnam-Singapore-and-the-Philippines-2.
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74. “Bibliography on the Vietnam People’s Army & Defence Cooperation with the
U.S.,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 25, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/517177377/Bibliography-on-the-
Vietnam-People-s-Army-Defence-Cooperation-with-the-U-S-2017-2021.
75. “What’s on the Agenda for Defense Secretary Austin in Hanoi?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, July 28, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/517665405/Thayer-What-s-on-the-
Agenda-for-Defense-Secretary-Austin-in-Hanoi.
76. “Defense Secretary Austin’s Visit to Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 30, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/518062079/Thayer-
Defense-Secretary-Austin-s-Visit-to-Vietnam.
77. “Vice President Harris to Visit Singapore and Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 31, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/518116003/Thayer-Vice-President-
Harris-to-Visit-Singapore-and-Vietnam.
78. Thayer Consultancy Monthly Report – July 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/518229568/Thayer-Consultancy-
Monthly-Report-July-2021.
79. “Austin and Harris Visits to Southeast Asia: Significance?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 1, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/519703168/Thayer-Austin-and-Harris-
Visits-to-Southeast-Asia-Significance.
80. “Can Vice President Harris Convince Vietnam to Engage Biden’s Indo-Pacific
Strategy?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 9, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/519701275/Thayer-Can-Vice-President-
Harris-Convince-Vietnam-to-Engage-Biden-s-Indo-Pacific-Strategy.
81. “South China Sea: Militarisation and Conflict or a Peaceful Solution?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 15, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/520491328/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Militarisation-and-Conflict-or-a-Peaceful-Solution.
82. “Vice President Kamala Harris Visit to Vietnam Scene Setter” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/520492654/Thayer-Vice-President-
Kamala-Harris-Visit-to-Vietnam-Scene-Setter.
83. “If Vietnam’s Military Has Grown in Influence, Why Have Defence
Expenditures Declined?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/520476876/Thayer-if-Vietnam-s-
Military-Has-Grown-in-Influence-Why-Have-Defence-Expenditures-Declined
84. “Vice President Harris to Visit Vietnam Scene Setter 2,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 18, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/521045791/Thayer-Vice-President-Harris-
to-Visit-Vietnam-Scene-Setter-2.
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85. “China Coast Guard Lurking in Indonesian Waters,” Thayer Consultancy

Background Brief, August 19, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/521046405/Thayer-China-Coast-Guard-
Lurking-in-Indonesian-Waters.
86. “Vice President Harris to Visit Vietnam Scene Setter 3,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 19, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/521046076/Thayer-Vice-President-Harris-
to-Visit-Vietnam-Scene-Setter-3.
87. “Regional Implications of the Taliban Victory in Afghanistan,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 20, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/521046873/Thayer-Regional-
Implications-of-the-Taliban-Victory-in-Afghanistan.
88. “Vice President Harris to Visit Vietnam Scene Setter 4,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 21, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/521139054/Thayer-Vice-President-
Harris-to-Visit-Vietnam-Scene-Setter-4.
89. “China/US Vaccine Diplomacy Race?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 24, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/522627160/Thayer-
China-US-Vaccine-Diplomacy-Race.
90. “Vice President Harris’ Visit to Vietnam: Post-Mortem,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 26, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/522627645/Thayer-Vice-President-Harris-
Visit-to-Vietnam-Post-Mortem.
91. “Vice President Harris’ Visit to Vietnam: Post-Mortem 2,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 26, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/522628033/Thayer-Vice-President-Harris-
Visit-to-Vietnam-Post-Mortem-2.
92. “Vice President Harris’ Visit to Vietnam: Post-Mortem 3,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 28, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/522629077/Thayer-Vice-President-Harris-
Visit-to-Vietnam-Post-Mortem-3.
93. Thayer Consultancy Monthly Report – August 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/522799233/Thayer-Consultancy-
Monthly-Report-August-2021.
94. “European COVID Vaccine Assistance to Vietnam: National Interest and
Altruism,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 2, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/523275722/Thayer-European-COVID-
Vaccine-Assistance-to-Vietnam-National-Interest-and-Altruism.
95. “China’s Latest Lawfare: Imposing Illegal Requirements on Foreign Ships,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 8, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/524227177/Thayer-China-s-Latest-
Lawfare-Imposing-Illegal-Requirements-on-Foreign-Ships.
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96. “China’s Revised Maritime Traffic Safety Law Infringes Innocent Passage,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 8, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/524230140/Thayer-China-s-Revised-
Maritime-Traffic-Safety-Law-Infringes-Innocent-Passage.
97. “China’s Foreign Minister to Visit Vietnam: Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 9, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/524222579/Thayer-China-s-Foreign-
Minister-to-Visit-Vietnam-Scene-Setter,
98. “Australia, UK and US Trilateral Security Partnership: Talking Points,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/526627482/Thayer-Australia-UK-and-US-
Trilateral-Security-Partnership-Talking-Points.
99. “AUKUS: Impact on Regional Security,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
September 17, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/526628088/Thayer-
AUKUS-Impact-on-Regional-Security.
100. “Does AUKUS Signal a US Commitment to the Indo-Pacific?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 17, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/526628606/Thayer-Does-AUKUS-Signal-a-
US-Commitment-to-the-Indo-Pacific.
101. “AUKUS: Great Idea, Poor Execution,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
September 19, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/526629307/Thayer-
AUKUS-Great-Idea-Poor-Execution.
102. “AUKUS-France Crisis: Impact on the Indo-Pacific,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 20, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/526630225/Thayer-AUKUS-France-
Crisis-Impact-on-the-Indo-Pacific.
103. “Australia-Vietnam Maritime Security Cooperation,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 20, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/527026296/Thayer-Australia-Vietnam-
Maritime-Security-Cooperation.
104. “AUKUS – Vietnam and the South China Sea,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 22, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/527025889/Thayer-AUKUS-Vietnam-
and-the-South-China-Sea.
105. “CLV Party Leaders Meet in Hanoi to Advance Trilateral Cooperation,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 27, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/529320676/Thayer-CLV-Party-Leaders-
Meet-in-Hanoi-to-Advance-Trilateral-Cooperation.
106. “Is Vietnam Losing Its Best Friends to China?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 30, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/529326796/Thayer-Is-Vietnam-Losing-
Its-Best-Friends-to-China.
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107. “Vietnam Abandons Zero COVID Infections Policy,” Thayer Consultancy

Background Brief, October 1, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/529344839/Thayer-Vietnam-
Abandons-Zero-COVID-Infections-Policy.
108. “New Party Secretary in Cao Bang Province,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 3, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/529348158/Thayer-New-Party-
Secretary-in-Cao-Bang-Province.
109. “Vietnam Maintains Equidistance Between China and the United States”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October 7, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/533321001/Thayer-Vietnam-Maintains-
Equidistance-Between-China-and-the-United-States.
110. “AUKUS: Regional Stabiliser?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
October 14, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/533324857/Thayer-
AUKUS-Regional-Stabiliser.
111. “AUKUS: More Questions Than Answers,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, October 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/533327657/Thayer-AUKUS-More-
Questions-Than-Answers.
112. “Vietnam and Taiwan’s Application to Join the CPTPP,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 16, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/533332806/Thayer-Vietnam-and-Taiwan-
s-Application-to-Join-the-CPTPP.
113. “ASEAN and the Crisis in Myanmar: Thinking the Unthinkable,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 17, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/533336092/Thayer-ASEAN-and-the-
Crisis-in-Myanmar-Thinking-the-Unthinkable.
114. “Vietnam: COVID-19, ASEAN and the Crisis in Myanmar,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 18, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/533359733/Thayer-Vietnam-COVID-19-
ASEAN-and-the-Crisis-in-Myanmar.
115. “Australia’s Increased Defence Spending and Professional Military
Education & Training,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October 22, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/535322960/Thayer-Australia-s-Increased-
Defence-Spending-and-Professional-Military-Education-Training.
116. “Australia, COP26 and Setting Emission Targets,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 25, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/536363110/Thayer-Australia-COP26-and-
Setting-Emission-Targets.
117. “Cambodia as ASEAN Chair & the South China Sea Code of Conduct,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October 29, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/536363716/Thayer-Cambodia-as-ASEAN-
Chair-the-South-China-Sea-Code-of-Conduct.
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118. “Has the Philippines Abandoned China and Gone Back to the U.S.?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, November 4, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/538831632/Thayer-Has-the-Philippines-
Abandoned-China-and-Gone-Back-to-the-U-S.
119. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister Visits France,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 4, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/538832149/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Prime-
Minister-Visits-France.
120. “AUKUS: Repairing Relations with France,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 7, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/538832561/Thayer-AUKUS-Repairing-
Relations-With-France.
121. “Vietnam People’s Army’s ‘Double Mission’ (nhiệm vụ kép),” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, November 8, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/538833243/Thayer-Vietnam-People-s-
Army-s-Double-Mission.
122. “South China Sea Code of Conduct by 2022?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 17, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/541698512/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Code-of-
Conduct-by-the-End-of-2021.
123. “South China Sea: AUKUS, Quad, Great Powers and the Code of Conduct,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, November 19, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/541700971/Background-Brief-South-China-
Sea-AUKUS-Quad-Great-Powers-and-the-Code-of-Conduct.
124. “ASEAN and the Quad,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, November
20, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/541704250/Thayer-ASEAN-and-
the-Quad.
125. “Philippines-Vietnam Joint Marine Scientific Research,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 20, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/541164819/Thayer-Philippines-Vietnam-
Joint-Marine-Scientific-Research and https://www.linkedin.com/posts/carlyle-
thayer-8a3aa721_philippines-vietnam-joint-marine-scientific-activity-
6867718675915534336-SK37
126. “The Major Powers and Stability in the South China Sea,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, November 21, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/541707469/Thayer-the-Major-Powers-and-
Stability-in-the-South-China-Sea.
127. “Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Japan Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 21, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/541465190/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Prime-
Minister-to-Visit-Japan.
128. “13th South China Sea Conference – Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, November 21, 2021.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/541710399/Thayer-13th-South-China-Sea-
Conference-DAV.
129. “South China Sea: U.S.-Vietnam Defence Cooperation and Possibility of
China-Vietnam War,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, November 22, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/541715002/Thayer-South-China-Sea-U-S-
vietnam-Defence-Cooperation-and-Possibility-of-China-Vietnam-War
130. “Papua New Guinea’s Lombrum Naval Base,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 25, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/543130158/Thayer-Papua-New-Guinea-s-
Lombrum-Naval-Base.
131. “Vietnam’s President Visits Russia Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 27, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/543126120/Thayer-Vietnam-s-President-
Visits-Russia-Scene-Setter.
132. “China Completes Rail Line Through Laos,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 29, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/543152357/Thayer-China-Completes-Rail-
Line-Through-Laos.
133. “ASEAN and the Biden Administration,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 1, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/544866849/Thayer-
ASEAN-and-the-Biden-Administration.
134. “Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink Visits Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and
Thailand,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 2, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/544867994/Thayer-Assistant-Secretary-
Kritenbrink-Visits-Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore-and-Thailand.
135. “Vietnam and Russia Joint Statement on the Comprehensive Strategic
Partnership to 2030,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 2, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/544869557/Thayer-Vietnam-and-Russia-
Joint-Statement-on-the-Comprehensive-Strategic-Partnership-to-2030.
136. “Vietnam’s Term on the UN Security Council, 2020-21,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 4, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/544871135/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Term-on-
the-UN-Security-Council-2020-21.
137. “U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and Malaysia,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 7, 2021. https://www.scribd.com/document/546160787/Thayer-
U-S-Indo-Pacific-Strategy-and-Malaysia.
138. “U.S. Cyber and Space Cooperation with Southeast Asian Militaries,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 9, 2021.
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Cooperation-With-Southeast-Asian-Militaries.
139. “AUKUS Bibliography of Writings by Carlyle A. Thayer,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, December 10, 2021.
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of-Writings-by-Carlyle-A-Thayer.
140. “Chinese Hackers Target Mekong River Commission,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 4, 2017, released December 12, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/546325161/Thayer-Chinese-Hackers-
Target-Mekong-River-Commission
141. “Cyber Hacking in Southeast Asia: A Bibliography of Publications by
Carlyle Thayer,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 12, 2021.
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Southeast-Asia-Bibliography
142. “Vietnam’s National Defence Industry,” Thayer Consultancy Background
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143. “ASEAN and the G7,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 19,
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144. “Phạm Đoan Trang Tried and Convicted: Implications,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 19, 2021.
https://www.scribd.com/document/548102853/Thayer-Pham-Doan-Trang-
Tried-and-Convicted-Implications.

Media Interviews
[Clients who have requested anonymity have been redacted]
1. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, January 5, 2021.
2. Bac Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, January 6, 2020.
3. Rodion Ebbighausen, Managing Editor Asia, Deutsche Welle, January 10, 2021.
4. Iris Zhao, Reporter, ABC Online, January 12, 2021.
5. Vũ Phương Thảo, Reporter - World News Desk, VnExpress Daily News, January
12, 2021.
6. Maria Siow, Senior Asia Correspondent, South China Morning Post, January 12,
2021.
7. Tina Thanh-Ha Vu, BBC Vietnamese Service, January 14, 2021.
8. Alice Philipdon, Agence France Presses, Bangkok, January 15, 2021.
9. Diem Thi, Reporter, Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2021.
10. An Nguyen, Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2021.
11. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, January 16, 2021.
12. Khanh Vu, Reuters News, Vietnam, January 16, 2021.
13. Jessie Jiang, Reporter, Mandarin Service, Voice of America, January 17, 2021.
14. Karin Wenger, Swiss Public Radio, January 18, 2021.
15. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, January 19, 2021.
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16. Do Nga, Voice of Vietnam TV, Sydney, January 19, 2021.

17. Do Thanh Hai, Reporter and Editor, English Division, VTV4 Vietnam
Television, January 20, 2021.
18. Do Nga, Voice of Vietnam VTV, Sydney, January 21, 2021.
19. Jeroen Visser, Asia Correspondent, de Volkskrant, Phnom Penh, January 22,
2021.
20. Emma Connors, The Australian Financial Review, January 22, 2021.
21. Florence Looi, Journalist, Al Jazeera Television News, Kuala Lumpur, January
25, 2021.
22. Erin Handley, ABC News, January 25, 2021.
23. Vũ Phương Thảo, Reporter, World News Desk, VnExpress Daily News, January
26, 2021.
24. Minh Nguyen, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney, January 27, 2021.
25. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Press Agentur, South China Morning Post, January
28, 2021.
26. Philip Clark, Nightlife, ABC Radio, January 28, 2021.
27. Alice Philipson, Agence France Presse, January 29, 2021.
28. Margarida Mota, Foreign Desk, Expresso Newspaper (Portugal), January 31,
2021.
29. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taiwan, January 31, 2021.
30. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC Vietnamese, Bangkok, January 31, 2021.
31. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, January 31, 2021.
32. Giang Nguyen, Radio Free Asia, Washington, D.C., February 1, 2021.
33. Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes, Yokota Air Base, Japan, February 1, 2021.
34. Vietanh, VnExpress, February 1, 2021.
35. Do Thanh Hai, Reporter/Editor, English Division, VTV4 - Vietnam Television,
February 2, 2021.
36. Jessie Jiang, Reporter, Voice of America, Mandarin Service, February 2, 2021.
37. Vietanh, VnExpress, February 2, 2021.
38. Chris Coleman, Canberra Live, Radio 2CC, February 5, 2021.
39. Julia Belluz, Vox Media, February 5, 2021.
40. Vũ Phương Thảo, Reporter, World News Desk, VnExpress Daily News,
February 9, 2021.
41. Truong Minh Giang, VietTimes Magazine (https://viettimes.vn), February 9,
2021.
42. Chris Humphrey, Vietnam Bureau Chief, Deutsche Presse-Agentur for New
Naratif, February 20, 2021.
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43. Julie M. McCarthy, South East Asia Correspondent, NPR (National Public
Radio) Manila, February 24, 2021.
44. Phan Thanh Tam, VnExpress, February 26, 2021.
45. Chau Vu, Radio Free Asia Vietnamese Service, Washington, D.C., March 2,
2021.
46. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ Newspaper, March 4, 2021.
47. Ralph Jennings Voice of America, Taipei, March 6, 2021.
48. Chau Vu, Radio Free Asia Vietnamese Service, Washington, D.C., March 7,
2021.
49. Alex Willemyns, Zenger News, March 14, 2021.
50. Linh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney, March 19, 2021.
51. Chau Vu, Radio Free Asia Vietnamese Service, Washington, D.C., March 22,
2021.
52. Ralph Jennings Voice of America, Taipei, March 25, 2021.
53. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, March 27, 2021.
54. Toan Quach, Zing News, March 27, 2021.
55. Phạm Hương Ly, Phóng viên/Reporter, Zingnews.vn, April 1, 2021.
56. Hang Tang, Zing News, April 2, 2021.
57. Toan Quach, Zing News, April 3, 2021.
58. Kim Dung Tong, Multimedia journalist, Nikkei Asia, Saigon, April 5, 2021.
59. Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney Bureau, April 7, 2021.
60. Julia Belluz, Vox Media, April 8, 2021
61. Chau Vu, Radio Free Asia Vietnamese Service, Washington, D.C., April 11,
2021.
62. Cliff Venzon, Nikkei Asia, Manila, April 12, 2021.
63. Channel News Asia TV, Singapore, April 12, 2021.
64. Phan Vietanh, VnExpress, Hanoi, April 16, 2021.
65. Toan Quach, Zing News, April 16, 2021.
66. Vũ Phương Thảo, Reporter, World News Desk, VnExpress Daily News, April 17,
2021.
67. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, April 19, 2021.
68. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, April 19, 2021.
69. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, April 19, 2021.
70. Amitabh Dixit, Freelance Journalist, APAC and Middle East Region, Kuala
Lumpur, April 19, 2021.
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71. Tran Le Phuong, Political Counsellor, Embassy of Viet Nam in Australia, April
23, 2021.
72. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong, April 26, 2021.
73. Ha Chau Vu, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, April 27, 2021.
74. Pham Van Thua, Reporter, Viet Nam Government Portal, April 28, 2021.
75. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, May 5, 2021.
76. Florence Looi, Al Jazeera, May 10, 2021.
77. Tran Le Phuong, Political Counsellor, Embassy of Viet Nam in Australia, May
7, 2021.
78. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong, May 15, 2021.
79. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, May 19, 2021.
80. Nguyen Tri Dung, VTV 4, Hanoi, May 19, 2021.
81. Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney, May 20, 2021.
82. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, May 23, 2021.
83. Vũ Phương Thảo, Reporter, World News Desk, VnExpress Daily News, May 25,
2021.
84. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong, May 26, 2021.
85. Ha Chau Vu, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, May 28, 2021.
86. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, June 5, 2021.

87. Amitabh Dixit, Freelance Journalist, APAC and Middle East Region, Kuala
Lumpur, June 6, 2021.
88. Le Phuong Tran, Political Counsellor, Embassy of Viet Nam in Australia, June
6, 2021.
89. Alan Krawitz, Zenger News, June 7, 2021.
90. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, June 9, 2021.
91. Kezia Parker, Journalist, Jiji Press, Sydney Bureau, June 17, 2021.
92. Son Nguyen, Broadcaster/Webcaster, Vietnamese Service, Radio Free Asia,
June 17, 2021.
93. Michael Dickison, VOD.English.news, Phnom Penh, June 18, 2021.
94. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, June 18, 2021.
95. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ Newspaper, June 24, 2021.
96. Philip Heijmans, Southeast Asia Government Reporter, Bloomberg
Newsroom, Singapore, July 1, 2021.
97. Cliff Venzon, Manila Correspondent, Nikkei Asia, July 8, 2021.
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98. Son Nguyen, Broadcaster/Webcaster, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service,

July 10, 2021
99. Ha Chau, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, July 10, 2021.
100. Lý Tú Anh, Hanoi Times, July 10, 2021.
101. Diem Thi, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, July 10, 2021.
102. Jon Grevatt, Jane’s, July 14, 2021.
103. Laura Zhou, Beijing Bureau, South China Morning Post, July 15, 2021.
104. Linh Nguyen, Sydney Bureau, Vietnam News Agency, July 16, 2021.
105. Nguyen Hoai Luong, Producer, Reporter, News Presenter, News & Current
Affairs Department, VTV, July 18, 2021.
106. Quoc Dat, Reporter, Zing News Vietnam, July 20, 2021.
107. Đoàn Lan Hương, Senior Reporter, International Desk, Soha News, July 22,
2021.
108. Bac Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, July 27, 2021.
109. Đoàn Lan Hương, Senior Reporter, International Desk, Soha News, July 27,
2021.
110. Trung Khang, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, July 28, 2021.
111. Phan Thi Vietanh, VnExpress, Hanoi, July 30, 2021.
112. Kieu Thoan Thu, Reporter, Hanoi Times, July 31, 2021.
113. Phan Thi Vietanh, VnExpress, Hanoi, August 1, 2021.
114. Nguyen Truong Son, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, August 4, 2021.
115. Kezia Parker, Journalist, Jiji Press, Sydney Bureau, No. 33, August 4, 2021.
116. Nguyen Minh, Sydney Bureau, Vietnam News Agency, August 6, 2021.
117. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, Taiwan, August 9, 2021.
118. James Borton, Foreign Policy Institute, School of Advanced International
Study, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., August 9, 2021.
119. Giang Nguyen, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, August 14, 2021.
120. Valentina Shvartsmanm, Correspondent Rambler Group/Lenta, August
15, 2021.
121. Bac Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, August 16, 2021.
122. Feliz Solomon, Southeast Asia Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Singapore,
August 16, 2021.
123. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, August 17, 2021.
124. Linh-Dan Nguyen, Journalist, Voice of America, August 18, 2021.
125. Damon Evans, Intelligence, Editorial & Research Services, Energy Voice,
August 19, 2021;
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126. Pham Do An, Zing News, August 19, 2021.

127. Nguyen Truong Son, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, August 19,
2021.
128. Tomoya Onishi, Director, Nikkei Bureau, Hanoi, August 20, 2021.
129. Bui Thi Then, Dan tri online, Hanoi, August 21, 2021.
130. Gwen Ha, Broadcaster/Webcaster, Radio Free Asia Vietnamese Service,
August 24, 2021.
131. Michael Sullivan, National Public Radio, Bangkok, August 24, 2021.
132. Epo A. Ishiyama, Staff Writer, Mainichi News, August 25, 2021.
133. Bui Thu, BBC Vietnamese Service, August 27, 2021.
134. David Hutt, Journalist & Columnist, Deutsche Welle, September 2, 2021.
135. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, September 4, 2021.
136. Phan Thi Vietanh, VnExpress, Hanoi, September 8, 2021.
137. Kieu Thoan Thu, Reporter, Hanoi Times, September 8, 2021.
138. Nguyen Minh Hoa, VTC1, Hanoi, September 9, 2021.
139. Bac Pham, South China Morning Post, Hanoi, September 9, 2021.
140. Rachel Packham, Media & Content Coordinator, Creative Media Unit,
UNSW Canberra, September 16, 2021.
141. ABC Radio, September 16, 2021l.
142. Channel News Asia Radio 938, Singapore, September 16, 202l.
143. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, September 17, 2021.
144. Olga Dmitrieva, Producer, Sputnik International, September 17, 2021.
145. Duong Quoc Dat, Reporter, Zing News, September 19, 2021.
146. Khanh An, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, September 20, 2021.
147. Nirmal Ghosh, Asian Insider Podcast, The Straits Times, Singapore,
September 21, 2021.
148. Tan Hui Yee, Indochina Bureau Chief, The Straits Times, September 22, 2021.
149. Kieu Thoan Thu, Reporter, Hanoitimes.vn, September 22, 2021.
150. Minh Quang, Reporter, Vietnam Television, September 25, 2021.
151. David Hutt, freelance journalist, Asia Times, September 27, 2021.
152. Gwen Ha, Broadcaster/Webcaster, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service,
September 30, 2021.
153. David Hutt, Journalist & Columnist, Think Global Health, October 1, 2021.
154. TRT (Turkish Radio and Television) live interview, October 2, 2021.
155. Yves Santier, former French Defence Attaché to Vietnam, October 3, 2021.
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156. Jennifer Lang, Radio Producer, Southeast Asia Bureau Singapore, ARD
German Radio & Television, October 5, 2021.
157. Kim Dung Tong, Multimedia journalist, TV program producer, Nikkei Asia,
Saigon, October 7, 2021.
158. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 11, 2021.
159. David Boyle, Al Jazeera, Melbourne, October 11, 2021.
160. Valentina Shvartsmanm Correspondent Rambler Group/Lenta, October
14, 2021.
161. Mirko Giordani, “Deep in the SEA Podcast,” October 15, 2021.
162. Rudroneel Ghosh, Assistant Editor, The Times of India, October 16, 2021.
163. Chen Yung Kuang, National Taiwan University, October 16, 2021.
164. Kay Johnson, Reuters, Bangkok, October 17, 2021.
165. Bui Minh Long, Tiền Phong, October 18, 2021.
166. Al Jazeera, October 19, 2021.
167. Nguyen Hong Viet, Nhan Dan Documentary and Film Studios, Hanoi,
October 21, 2021.
168. Kousuke S.O., The Asahi Shimbun, Hanoi Bureau, October 22, 2021.
169. Jacob Doyle, Senior Consultant and Content Supplier, Indo-Pacific Defense
Forum Magazine, October 22, 2021.
170. Tran Le Phuong, Political Counsellor, Embassy of Viet Nam in Australia,
October 27, 2021.
171. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, October 28, 2021.
172. Nga Pham, Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2021.
173. Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney Bureau, October 29, 2021.
174. Dana Zolkina, Sputnik News, October 30, 2021.
175. Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2021.
176. Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes, November 4, 2021.
177. Lê Vũ Mạnh, Contributor@Word News Desk, Dân Trí, November 4, 2021.
178. Helen Clark, South China Morning Post, November 7, 2021.
179. Tom Allard, Reuters, November 11, 2021.
180. Nga Pham, Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2012.
181. Nga Pham, Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2012.
182. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, November 18, 2021.
183. Đoàn Lan Hương, Trưởng nhóm nội dung, Mục Quốc tế, Soha/Trí thức trẻ,
November 19, 2021.
184. Do Minh Quang, Vietnam Television VTV, Hanoi, November 19, 2021.
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185. Lý Tú Anh - Phóng viên Quốc tế, Báo Kinh tế & Đô thị, Hanoi Times,
November 2021.
186. Đoàn Lan Hương, Trưởng nhóm nội dung, Mục Quốc tế, Soha/ Trí thức
trẻ, November 21, 2021.
187. Pham Van Thua, Reporter, Viet Nam Government Portal, November 21,
2021.
188. Duong Quoc Dat, Reporter, Zing News, November 21, 2021.
189. Le Vu Manh, Contributor, World News Desk, Dan Tri & Thanh Nien,
November 21, 2021.
190. Emanuele Scimia, Indo-Pacific Editor, AsiaNews, Vatican City, November
22, 2021.
191. Seth Robson, Stars and Stirpes, November 26, 2021.
192. Trinh Tam, Viet Nam Embassy, Vientiane, Laos, November 29, 2021.
193. Do Quang Minh, Vietnam National Television, VTV1, December 1, 2021.
194. Jessie Jiang, Reporter, Mandarin Service, Voice of America, December 1, 2021.
195. Nguyen Manh Tuan, Correspondent, Vietnam News Agency, Kuala
Lumpur, December 2, 2021.
196. Duong Quoc Dat, Reporter, Zing News, December 2, 2021.
197. Lý Tú Anh, Phóng viên Quốc tế, Hanoi Times, December 4, 2021.
198. Shaun Turton, Nikkei Asian Review, December 7, 2021.
199. Dewey Sim, Asia Reporter, South China Morning Post, December 9, 2021.
200. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, December 10, 2021.
201. Nguyen Son, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Section, December 10, 2021.
202. Channel News Asia TV, Singapore, December 13, 2021.
203. Nga Pham, Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2021.
204. Nguyen Thu Thuong, News Editor, Soha News, December 15, 2021.
205. Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney Bureau, December, 17, 2021.
206. Kieu Thoan Thu, Editor, The Hanoi Times, December 19, 2021.
207. Dư Nhật Đăng, Voice of America Vietnamese Service, December 19, 2021.
208. Đô Minh Quang, Phòng Quốc tế, Ban Thời sự, Đài Truyền hình Việt Nam,
December 20, 2021.

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