Mike Fogarty, a former naval officer, served as a diplomat in the Australian Embassy Hanoi, Vietnam in 1980-1981. In 2016 he graduated MA (Military History) from UNSW at ADFA. His views are his own and need no official endorsement. See also Richard Broinowski, Vietnam: the advantages of a flexible foreign policy, Australian Outlook, Australian Institute of International Affairs, 27 January, 2023.