From European Colony to a New Era: EU-Vietnam Relations - 1990-2017

Authors

  • Hang Thi Thuy Nguyen
  • Bruno Mascitelli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30722/anzjes.vol9.iss2.15180

Keywords:

EU, Vietnam, partnership, the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, cooperation

Abstract

In the international relations literature review, there have been voluminous studies on EU-ASEAN

relations but only a small number on EU-Vietnam relations. Furthermore, it is obvious that most of studies thus far conducted on EU-Vietnam relations have dominantly addressed trade relations. As the EU and Vietnam have sought to build a comprehensive partnership and cooperation since 2012, itis important to provide an insight into the history of the EU-Vietnam relations in various areas. With this in mind, this paper seeks to examine the past, present and the future of the EU-Vietnam relations which will be thematically divided into two periods: (i) 1990-2005: Befriending; (ii) 2006-present:Strengthening the Friendship. Also, the paper will discuss the future direction for the EU -Vietnam relations. By using content analysis as the main research methodology, the paper has analysed official documents from both European Union and Vietnamese official bodies and scholarly writings todemonstrate that the EU and Vietnam have make a very comprehensive effort to intensify theirbilateral relations.

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Published

2021-02-06

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2017)

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