Changing tides : an IPE approach to US-Vietnam normalised relations.

Ties between the United States and Vietnam have definitely seen a shift from that of wartime antagonists to current socio-economic partners since the process of normalisation took pace more than a decade ago. With the second Indochina Conflict as a backdrop, this dissertation aims to understand why and how was it possible for 'ex-enemies' to start afresh and re-build ties on cooperative terms. What could have accounted for the change in their relational orientations and why would it be in both their interests to normalise ties?Master of Science (International Political Economy