Thanh Mai Nguyen
Chair of Maritime Security Working Group & Vietnam Liaison Officer
Thanh Mai Nguyen is Chair of the Maritime Security Working Group & Vietnam Liaison Officer at World Order Lab, focusing on maritime and security developments.
Mai is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in International Law at the Faculty of International Law, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, after receiving a Bachelor’s degree in International Communication from the Faculty of International Communication and Culture, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. Her academic work centers on public international law, United Nations Security Council’s activities, law of the sea and environmental law.
Previously, Mai served as a Research Intern at FACTS Asia and a Legal Research Fellow at Veracia Law, where she focused on Southeast Asian regional security and arbitration practices. She is the Founder of the Group for Research of International Peace and Security, managing editorial procedures for student papers. Additionally, she gained interned at the Embassy of Viet Nam in Brunei Darussalam.
Her research paper and presentations focuses on the law of the sea, deep seabed mining, international environmental law, and transboundary water governance. She has presented her findings on green energy transition and climate legal frameworks. Her work on the jurisdiction of the Seabed Disputes Chamber was published in L'Observateur de Nations Unies issue No. 60 by the French Association for the United Nations, Aix-en-Provence.
Mai has a record in international law moot court competitions, notably winning the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam’s Moot Court Competition with a focus on the law of the sea and high seas freedoms, and Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition Regional Rounds. She has also represented Vietnam as a Youth Delegate at the UNFCCC COP31 in Turkiye.
Mai aspires to contribute to sustainable maritime governance and the progressive development of international law. Outside of her academic and professional pursuits, she is deeply interested in digital storytelling and cross-cultural communication. She actively enjoys managing social media platforms and creating digital content to make complex policy issues more accessible to the youth.
Language: Vietnamese (Native), English (C1), Spanish (B1).
Education:
Bachelor's Degree, International Law
Faculty of International Law, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (2024 - 2028)Bachelor's Degree, International Communications
Faculty of International Communication and Culture, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (2022 - 2026)
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Research Interests
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Regional Focus
ASEAN
BRICS
Climate Change
Critical Minerals
Environmental Law
Hydropolitics
Law of the Sea
Maritime Security of Southeast Asia
South China Sea Issues
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Eurasia
Indo-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Thanh Mai Nguyen
Chair,
Maritime Security Working Group
Selected Articles & Publications
The Hydropolitics and Climate Vulnerability in the Mekong Subregion
FACTS Asia | April 20, 2026
Event Participations
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