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Defence Vietnam,in perspective.

Analysis
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Read what no one reads

The Vietnamese military press, national, regional and in print.

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Keep what disappears

Every article copied the same day, text and PDF.

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Connect over time

An analyst who dates, connects and explains.

The difference

Why. A press review is not enough.

It piles up articles. We connect facts.

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Articles, piled up

Facts connected over time: timelines, careers, trends

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Links, that disappear

An archive kept: every article copied, text and PDF

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The online press

The online press and the regions’ printed newspapers

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Machine translation

Controlled military terminology, in English and French

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You read alone

An inner circle to discuss it, and the analyst directly

→Collect→Connect→Decode
How

One subject. Followed over time.

Careers

An official’s CV, rebuilt from the regional press.

Answers

A question, an answer sourced article by article.

The letter

Twice a month, in English and French.

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File · Cooperation and international4 milestones

September2026

Vietnam and Cambodia navies conduct 84th joint patrolHải quân Việt Nam

October2026

Continuing to promote the value of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship MonumentsBáo Quân khu 7
Vietnamese young officers' delegation visits Aga Khan Palace (India)Báo Quân đội nhân dân

November2026

Z176 Factory: Bringing more improved and refined products to the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2026Quân đội Nhân dân
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A name, a unit, a piece of equipment: see what the archive holds.

Type a term, or pick a suggestion.

Preview: headlines only. The analysis is for members.

The analyst

Jean-Philippe Eglinger. Thirty-four years of Vietnam.

PhD from Inalco, associate researcher at IRASEC, president of Việt Pháp Strategies.

34years devoted to Vietnam
17years living in Vietnam
30some thirty economic intelligence studies

Direct access to sources

Trained in Hanoi from 1992, seventeen years in Vietnam, professional Vietnamese.

A proven method

Analyst of the Vietnamese press at the French Embassy, some thirty economic intelligence studies.

Rooted in defence

Trainer of the Defence Attaché, author for DGRIS, senior reservist in the Gendarmerie.

The circle

Around the analyst, an inner circle

A few members around Jean-Philippe Eglinger, ahead of the meetings that matter.

Meetings are announced to members, four times a year.

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Four meetings a year

Breakfasts in Paris, in a small group.

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Ahead of milestones

A note before each bilateral meeting.

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What is not written

Weak signals, in person.

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The analyst, directly

Reachable all year round.

Subscription

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The regular read: two letters a month, analysed and sourced.

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  • Fortnightly letter, in English and French
  • An editorial that draws out the trends
  • Vietnamese military sources, regional print press included
  • Past letters kept in your member area
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  • Everything in Letter
  • Two files a quarter, on request: a subject over time, an official’s career
  • Access to the primary sources cited
  • Four circle breakfasts a year, in Paris
  • Briefing notes ahead of bilateral milestones
  • Direct access to the analyst, all year round

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Questions

Who writes the analysis?

Jean-Philippe Eglinger, PhD from Inalco, associate researcher at Inalco and IRASEC: more than thirty-four years devoted to Vietnam, seventeen of them on the ground, and security expertise recognised by the institutions.

What is the circle?

A small number of members gathered around the analyst: four breakfasts a year in Paris, ahead of bilateral milestones, to decode and say what is not written. Members also have direct access to the analyst all year round.

How do I pay?

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