Zachary Abuza is a professor of strategy security at the National War College in Washington. The views expressed here are his own and may not reflect those of the college or the U.S. government.
Purge of top officials is taking down technocrats favored by foreign investors


Nguyen Phu Trong, left, is presented with a bouquet by Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi in January 2021: Trong has viewed Phuc with suspicion due to his pro-Western stance and policy pragmatism. © VNA/AP
Zachary Abuza is a professor of strategy security at the National War College in Washington. The views expressed here are his own and may not reflect those of the college or the U.S. government.