Journal of International Studies No.53 (6/2026)

CONTENTS

To Lam
Promoting comprehensive foreign affairs at new height................... 5

Le Minh Hung
ASEAN towards the future: From adaptation to shaping................................. 13

Le Hoai Trung
Viet Nam’s foreign policy actively contributes to the successful achievement of the country’s strategic goals................................................... 17

Nguyen Manh Cuong
Cooperative resilience: An analytical framework for small and medium-sized states in a fragmented world ..................................................................... 27

Dang Hoang Giang et al.
The role of the United Nations General Assembly presidency for developing
countries and implications for Viet Nam ............................................. 61

Bui Gia Ky
Preventive diplomacy and Viet Nam’s strategy of safeguarding the homeland early and from afar in the current context ................... 83

Nguyen Dieu Linh - Do Thi Thuy
The role of US allies in promoting the rules-based international order in the
Indo-Pacific since 2017 ...................................................................................... 105

Pham Hoang Son
China and the world order in the Xi Jinping era: Perceptions, strategies, and
constraints.......................................................................................................... 135

Nguyen Phu Tan Huong et al.
Between climate commitments and energy realities: India’s pragmatic climate diplomacy ................................................ 161

Le Viet Duyen et al.
ASEAN centrality at a crossroads: the past decade and vision toward 2045..... 193

Nguyen Nam Khanh
Heritage economy in Viet Nam’s cultural diplomacy strategy:
From conservation to sustainable development ............................. 215
Nguyen Vu Minh - Le Quang Binh

The development of “new human rights” at the United Nations from 2021
to 2025 and Viet Nam’s contribution................................................................... 237

Chu Duy Ly - Mai Vu Thao My
Hydraulic infrastructure projects and nation-building in Cambodia under
Prime Minister Hun Manet administration ................................ 261