French presidential election and its impact on European politics and security

Sunday, June 12, 2022, 10:49 (GMT+7)
Although the French president election on 24 April 2022 is an internal affair of France, it has a profound influence on European politics and security in many aspects. It proves France’s position and role in the region as well as challenges President Emmanuel Macron is facing in the coming time.

EU's new approach to the Asia-Pacific region

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 06:44 (GMT+7)
Recently, in the face of the increasingly intense competition of major powers in the Asia-Pacific region, the EU has taken a new approach to this region through the “Global Gateway” strategy. The strategy is a set of plans with the goal of promoting economic and foreign policy development; at the same time, ensuring the interests, security as well as values of Europe in the region.

AUKUS - the beginning of geopolitical changes in the Indo-Pacific region

Friday, January 21, 2022, 09:32 (GMT+7)
Amid the increasingly competitive race in the Indo-Pacific region, in September 2021, the US, the UK, and Australia suddenly made an official announcement about launching a trilateral security partnership, also known as AUKUS. This move is considered as the beginning of a strategic change of the US and signals upcoming geopolitical changes in this region

EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

Saturday, July 24, 2021, 09:28 (GMT+7)
According to analysts, EU’s approval of the Indo-Pacific draft strategy will make it difficult for China to champion the position that maritime disputes in the region are only bilateral issues between China and other claimants; outsiders should not meddle in these issues. The strategy has direct influence on China’s goal to become a superpower because EU can involve itself in regional security and trade.

Covid-19: A test for EU unity

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 07:49 (GMT+7)
Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated some negative trends, which had battered the continent over the past decade. It forces EU’s governments to cope with challenges they have strived to ignore for a long time. It is the lack of instruments to make collective response to crises.

Some predictions of the world military and political situations in 2020

Thursday, January 16, 2020, 08:14 (GMT+7)
Continuing the transitional period from a unipolar to multipolar world, in 2020 the world military and political situations are anticipated to be characterized by strategic rivalry among Major Powers in the global hot spots.

Vietnam's economic bright spot in a volatile world rejects allegations

Monday, January 13, 2020, 07:15 (GMT+7)
In recent years, the international situation has always been volatile, with the risk of instability, greatly affecting the global economic development. Against that backdrop, Vietnam is still one of the fastest growing economies in the region and the world. This is a striking testimony which enables us to completely disprove all distortions and allegations by the hostile forces about the country's development path under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)

New political upheavals in the Europe

Monday, September 30, 2019, 06:59 (GMT+7)
In 2019, the European Union (EU) held elections that would play a decisive role in this bloc’s future when the regional and global politics were experiencing major, complex transformations. Those included the election to the European Parliament and the elections of key positions, such as European Commission (EC) President, European Central Bank President, and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Munich Security Conference 2019 and unresolved security issues

Thursday, April 18, 2019, 17:14 (GMT+7)
At the MSC 2019, there were hundreds of discussions and consultations about the “hottest” issues in the world, such as terrorism, competition and cooperation between major powers, arms control, arms race, Brexit, Trans-Atlantic relations, Russia-EU relations, trade war between China and America

EU’s PESCO and its implications for regional security

Monday, April 16, 2018, 10:09 (GMT+7)
After numerous delays, on November 13th 2017, the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) was signed by the European Union (EU) member states. This is a historic event in the process of cooperation and development of the “Old Continent” considerably impacting on the region’s security