PUBLICATIONS (Peer-review)
2025, "International Cooperation in Higher Education as a Tool of Academic Diplomacy and Soft Power: International Experience and Implications for Vietnam," in Vietnam Journal of Education Sciences, 21 (S2): 17-25 (with Nguyen Hoang Thao Quynh, Bui Nguyen Linh Anh). doi.org/10.15625/2615-8957/12520203
2018, "Maritime Dispute Settlement in the South China Sea: The Case of the Philippines - China Arbitral Awards and Implications," in Global Politics Review 4(3), 50-71. 10.5281/zenodo.1481717
POLICY COMMENTARIES & MEDIA APPEARANCES
2026/4/20 Quoted in “Vietnam and Philippines trust Japan. But Indonesia’s more cautious” in South China Morning Post
2026/4/16 Quoted in “Japan remains most trusted power in Southeast Asia despite military build-up: survey.” in South China Morning Post.
2025, "Japan’s rearmament reshapes security in Southeast Asia," in East Asia Forum. doi.org/10.59425/eabc.1761429600
2025, "From Constraint to Compass: Việt Nam’s Strategic Geography in the Indo-Pacific Region," in The Vietnamese.
2025, "From Nauru to the South China Sea: Closing the Deep-Sea Governance Gap," in South China Sea Newswire.
2025, "Whale Carbon Diplomacy: Whales won’t save the climate, but they could rescue ASEAN’s soft power," in Green Network Asia.
2025, "Từ lễ diễu binh 2/9 đến ‘bảo hiểm chiến lược’: Bài toán ‘không liên minh’ của Việt Nam," chuyên trang Nghiên Cứu Quốc Tế.
"Strange Bedfellows of Survival: Legitimacy-Trading among Political Rivals in Southeast Asia"
Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science (Under Review)
"Survival Legitimacy: Small-State Endurance and the Politics of Recognition under Overlapping Orders"
Review of International Studies (Cambridge University Press) (Under Review)
"From Secession to Status: 1776 and the Politics of Subordinate Sovereignty in the British World"
Invited essay for the special series “1776: Views from the British World,” Journal of British Studies (Cambridge University Press)
"Can thiệp không cai trị: Chính danh như giới hạn của quyền lực bên ngoài" (Intervention without Rule: Legitimacy as the Limit of External Power). Tạp chí Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn (VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities) (Under Review)
"Tragic Memory as Legitimacy Infrastructure: Female Figures and Political Authority in Vietnamese Historical Memory"
ASEAS - Advances in Southeast Asian Studies (In progress)
2026/4 "Strange Bedfellows of Survival: Legitimacy-Trading Among Political Rivals in Southeast Asia", Workshop “Strange Political Bedfellows,” Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Berlin, Germany (fully funded)
2026 "Norm Entrepreneurship and Diplomatic Legacies: ASEAN’s Role in Shaping US Human Rights Policy in Southeast Asia", at International Graduate Student Conference, East–West Center, Honolulu, USA. (with Nguyen Hoang Nhat Anh)
2025「アジア視点から見た日本のCE政策」 at Policy Camp 2025, Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Toyama (fully granted)
2025 "Between Tribute and Treaties: The Nguyễn Dynasty and Competing Rules-Based Orders in Asia," at APISA Congress 2025, the Philippines.
2025 "Symbolic Power and National Memory: A Comparative Study of Empress Dowager Cixi and Empress Dowager Từ Dụ in East Asian Foreign Policy," at International Academic Conference SSHE 2025 in Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education in the Context of Digital Transformation, at Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2025 "Educational Data and Digital Sovereignty in the Era of Globalization: International Experiences and Lessons for Vietnam," at National Conference for Doctoral Candidates and Young Scholars in Educational Sciences, Institute of Educational Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam. (with Nguyen Hoang Thao Quynh)
2025 "Bridging Institutional Gaps in Green Trade Governance: An Ex-Ante Assessment of the EU’s CBAM Impact on Vietnam’s Exports with Reference to Japan," at SEEPS Annual Conference, Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan. (Abstract)
2018 "Maritime Dispute Settlement In The South China Sea: The Case Of Philippines – China Arbitral Awards And Implications," at The 7th GRIPS Student Conference (Public Policy for Peace and Sustainable Growth), National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan. (Abstract)
2015 "Commercial conciliation law and remarks to improve commercial conciliation mechanism in Vietnam - Preparations for Vietnam in the context of global integration," at Young Scholars Conference, HCMC University of Economics and Law, Vietnam. (with Tran Thanh Tam, Tran Thi My Hien)
2015 "ASEAN regional cooperation on competition policy in the context of establishing ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)," at Annual Academic Conference - Foreign Trade University, Vietnam. (with Tran Thanh Tam) (Abstract)
2026/02/26 Invited Speaker, "From the South China Sea to Emerging Domains: Redefining Sovereignty in Contemporary International Law", Professional Development Seminar, Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Vietnam (Link)
2026/04/01 Invited Student Speaker, Entrance Ceremony, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan
2017/09/15 Invited Guest Speaker, "Talk Show: Ngoại Thương - Đích Đến Hay Điểm Khởi Đầu", Foreign Trade University, VN
2026-2029 Tuition Reduction Scholarship (waiver), by Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
2025 Travel Grant (Policy Camp 2025), by the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (SEEPS), Japan
2017-2019 Asian-Development Bank Japan Scholarship, by Asian-Development Bank, funded by Japanese Government
2017-2019 Tuition Reduction Scholarship (waiver), by Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
2016 Global Leader Scholarship, by Musashino University, Japan
2015 Outstanding paper and presentation (2nd prize), by University of Economics and Law, HCMC, Vietnam
2014-2015 Scholarship for students with outstanding academic achievements, by Foreign Trade University, Vietnam
2014 Student of 5-GOOD AWARD, by Foreign Trade University, Vietnam
2011 Excellent Student in Geography Studies (2nd prize), by Municipal Department of Education of HCMC, Vietnam
2010 National Chemistry Quiz (Credit Quiz), by Royal Australian Institute
