Vietnam
Nearly fifty years since the end of the Vietnam War, and more than a quarter century since the normalization of U.S.-Vietnam relations, Vietnam is emerging as a rising power at the heart of the Indo-Pacific region and as an increasingly important U.S. partner. The U.S. Institute of Peace has been engaged in research and dialogue examining the extraordinary arc of U.S.-Vietnam relations, including efforts to come to terms with our difficult history. In 2021, USIP will launch the Vietnam War Legacies and Reconciliation Initiative to foster greater dialogue both in and between the United States and Vietnam on war legacy issues and reconciliation.
Featured Event
Overcoming War Legacies: The Road to Reconciliation and Future Cooperation Between the United States and Vietnam
The governments of the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace, hosted a landmark event examining the transformation from enemies to partners by the two countries since the end of the war in 1975.
Featured Publications
Studying Civil Resistance Online: A Case Study on Cambodia and Vietnam
Over the past eight months, USIP’s Academy has launched 8 self-paced, online courses, registering more than 3,000 people in more than 134 countries. The work, however, is not solely a numbers game. Peacebuilders, activists and educators working in conflict zones must be able to take the knowledge, skills and perspectives that USIP offers online and adapt them for their own specific needs in the field. A case of young Khmer activists in Vietnam and Cambodia and another involving students in H...
Gender and Peacebuilding: Highlights from 2011 and Looking Ahead to 2012
Gender and Peacebuilding Center Director, Kathleen Kuehnast, discusses USIP's focus on women's equality in 2011 and looks ahead at the gender projects USIP will work on in 2012.
Kalb Discusses Vietnam War Legacy at USIP
Veteran journalist and author Marvin Kalb discussed the lasting impact of the Vietnam War on U.S. policymaking at a United States Institute of Peace (USIP) meeting July 12—an event keyed to a recently released book that he co-authored with his daughter Deborah Kalb, titled Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama.