Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, President Trump’s gutting of foreign aid has halted American efforts to address a toxic legacy and build a strategic partnership.
Tag: Vietnam War
U.S. Move to Suspend Mine Clearing Funds Alarms Vietnam
Large swaths of land in Southeast Asia are littered with unexploded bombs dropped by American forces during the Vietnam War.
François Ponchaud, Who Alerted World to Cambodian Atrocities, Dies at 85
A French Catholic priest, he wrote a book recounting horrors committed by the Khmer Rouge that were responsible for the deaths of almost two million people.
‘No Use for Hatred’: A Village Seeks to Move On From a U.S. Massacre
The hamlet of My Lai is infamous for American war crimes, but now it holds lessons in resilience and how to let go of anger.
Doris Allen, Analyst Who Saw the Tet Offensive Coming, Is Dead at 97
Her warning of a big buildup of enemy troops poised to attack South Vietnam in 1968 was ignored, a major U.S. Army intelligence failure during the war.
An American Who Has Helped Clear 815,000 Bombs From Vietnam
Chuck Searcy has spent decades of his life redressing a deadly legacy of America’s war in Vietnam: unexploded ordnance.
Kissinger’s Legacy Still Ripples Through Vietnam and Cambodia
His decision to authorize the bombing of Cambodia, efforts to extricate the U.S. from the Vietnam War and role in the rapprochement with China continue to be felt in Southeast Asia.
Henry Kissinger, Who Shaped U.S. Cold War History, Dies at 100
The most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era, he was both celebrated and reviled. His complicated legacy still resonates in relations with China, Russia and the Middle East.
For President Biden, First Trip to Vietnam Offers Opportunity
While others of his generation were scarred by the conflict, President Biden forged a strategic partnership on his first visit to the country, framing it in pragmatic terms.
Cross-Cultural Exchanges from Vietnam, Ethiopia, the Caribbean
Solo shows also abound, from Charles Gaines to Harry Smith, while the women of Land Art and Fluxus keep rocking in major exhibitions.