Minh Nguyen is the Editor of the Boston Global Forum and a Shinzo Abe Initiative Fellow. She writes the Four Pillars column in the BGF...

Minh Nguyen is the Editor of the Boston Global Forum and a Shinzo Abe Initiative Fellow. She writes the Four Pillars column in the BGF...
The Concept of the 'Four Pillars for Peace and Security' first gained prominence during the Riga Conference 2021, as promulgated by the BGF, as a way to connect the four leading democracies in the world. At the C20-G20 Summit in India in 2023, BGF's CEO, Nguyen Anh...
(Photo Credit: AFP) (BGF) - This article, featured in The Washington Post, assesses the reasons behind China's decision to drill for oil off the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea and how the U.S. should respond. According to the authors, China's actions are...
(Photo Credit: Getty) (BGF) - In this article Professor Seki Hei discusses the impact of President Obama's recent visit to Asia, as well as the notion of "new type of big power relationship" between the United States and China. By Professor Seki Hei The U.S.-Japan...
(Photo Credit: Str/EPA) (BGF) - The Guardian reports that anti-China riots in Vietnam have turned violent, with some news agencies reporting up to 20 people dead. Consequently, Chinese nationals in Vietnam are fleeing across the border into Cambodia for their safety....
(Photo Credit: iStockphoto) (BGF) - According to the Associated Press, in an article published in The Boston Globe, Vietnamese workers have been protesting and vandalizing Chinese-owned factories in Vietnam. The protests were prompted by China's decision to place an...
(Photo Credit: Luong Thai Linh/European Pressphoto Agency) (BGF) - The New York Times, covering China's decision to place an offshore oil rig in the South China Sea, discussed Vietnams reaction to China's oil rig. Vietnam asserted that China's actions are "extremely...
(Photo Credit: AP) (BGF) - This article, recently published in The Boston Globe, discusses the issue of Vietnamese protests against China's placement of an offshore oil rig in disputed waters. As the article notes, Vietnam's leaders are in a complicated situation in...