On January 23, USIP hosted a conversation with leading Vietnamese and U.S. experts on what the next year might hold for Vietnamese politics, society and external relations — including how the country’s partnerships with the United States and other powers have affected development. 

Hai Hong Nguyen
Fulbright Scholar, American University

Lena Le
Fulbright Scholar, Stimson Center

Dien Luong
Ph.D. Student, University of Michigan; Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore

Mark Sidel
University of Wisconsin-Madison and International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)

Andrew Wells-Dang, moderator
Senior Expert, Southeast Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/outlook-vietnam-2025