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Khang Vu

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.

Articles by Khang Vu (81)

Khang Vu 16 Sep 2021

North Korea’s calculated restraint

Pyongyang is giving Washington a taste of its own “strategic patience” medicine.
Khang Vu 19 Aug 2021

North Korea calling

The hotline between Pyongyang and Seoul is operational again despite irritation at joint US military ops in the region.
Khang Vu 30 Jul 2021

Why China and North Korea decided to renew a 60-year-old treaty

Mutual interests abound in a win-win for the alliance of single-party states.
Khang Vu 24 Jun 2021

North Korea: The long-awaited fallout of summit diplomacy

Pyongyang is hinting at talks. But only at a price. And history shows it will then ask for more.
Khang Vu 24 May 2021

“Flexible” is the new North Korea policy buzzword

A responsive approach has clear benefits, but Washington and Seoul must be careful not to fall out of line.
Khang Vu 11 May 2021

Biden’s North Korea review is a diplomatic victory for Moon Jae-in

South Korea’s president has won the new administration in Washington over to his way of thinking.
Khang Vu 16 Apr 2021

South Korea on North Korea: Keep on keeping on

Moon Jae-in wants diplomacy to work with Kim Jong-un and is determined to push ahead.
Khang Vu 16 Mar 2021

Troubles ahead for the US–South Korea alliance

Biden’s efforts to nudge Seoul into the Quad may be self-defeating unless Moon Jae-in’s North Korea hopes are engaged.
Khang Vu 24 Feb 2021

The ups and downs of the Vietnam–North Korea relationship

Hanoi and Pyongyang have had their share of differences, but they also have a long historical connection.