Khang Vu
Biography
Publications
Khang Vu is a visiting scholar in the Political Science Department at Boston College. He was a 2023-2024 Hans J. Morgenthau pre-doctoral fellow at the University of Notre Dame. Khang received his Ph.D. from Boston College in 2024 and his master’s degree from Dartmouth College in 2019. His other writings have appeared in International Security, the Journal of Contemporary China, The Diplomat, War on the Rocks, The National Interest, East Asia Forum, Fulcrum, to name a few. His expertise is in East Asian security, arms control, alliance politics, inter-Korean security issues, and Vietnam’s foreign policy.
Why North Korea wants an arms control deal with the United States
Arms control might sound more appealing than tried-and-failed denuclearisation agreements – but it carries costs, too.
North Korea’s very odd year
Compounding crises have forced Kim Jong-un to break old habits. It may be a sign of new opportunity.
Why Kim Jong-un will soon miss Donald Trump
No more squabbles over big buttons, for one thing.
The South China Sea map that wasn’t
A mistake? Maybe. But a US map of Vietnam including the Paracel and Spratly islands raises big questions.
A Biden presidency and the US–South Korea alliance
Can Joe Biden, if elected, heal the rift between the two countries, or will he make it worse?
US–South Korea: Working group blues
Has Washington effectively set up a veto over Moon Jae-in’s efforts to improve relations with Pyongyang?
Kim Jong-un zigs, Kim Yo-jong zags, and how North Korea negotiates
A threat, then an olive branch. A provocation, then soothing words. Pyongyang’s pattern has a purpose.
Can inter-Korean peace be salvaged from the latest wreckage?
Mismatched expectations pose a big problem on the peninsula.
North Korea may have benefited from the pandemic after all
With Washington distracted by Covid-19, the crisis allowed Beijing to cooperate with Pyongyang without usual censure.
