Changing tides : an IPE approach to US-Vietnam normalised relations.

Ties between the United States and Vietnam have definitely seen a shift from that of wartime antagonists to current socio-economic partners since the process of normalisation took pace more than a decade ago. With the second Indochina Conflict as a backdrop, this dissertation aims to understand why...

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Prif Awdur: Ng, Sue Chia.
Awduron Eraill: Elms, Deborah K.
Fformat: Traethawd Ymchwil
Cyhoeddwyd: 2008
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Mynediad Ar-lein:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14308
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Crynodeb:Ties between the United States and Vietnam have definitely seen a shift from that of wartime antagonists to current socio-economic partners since the process of normalisation took pace more than a decade ago. With the second Indochina Conflict as a backdrop, this dissertation aims to understand why and how was it possible for 'ex-enemies' to start afresh and re-build ties on cooperative terms. What could have accounted for the change in their relational orientations and why would it be in both their interests to normalise ties?