The global political and security landscape viewed from the 2025 Munich Security Conference
Friday, April 11, 2025, 21:50 (GMT+7)
The 2025 Munich Security Conference took place against a backdrop of rapid and unpredictable changes in the global political and security landscape. The conference addressed numerous topics and issues related to current global security, indicating that the world is accelerating its transition from a unipolar to a multipolar order
Rach Gam - Xoai Mut Victory - A distinctive example of military strategy in riverine terrain
Monday, January 27, 2025, 17:44 (GMT+7)
The victory over the Siamese invaders, culminating in the monumental battle of Rach Gam - Xoai Mut, stands as a brilliant achievement and a source of immense national pride. This exemplary engagement, distinguished by its unique features of riverine military strategy, remains a paragon of warfare on riverine terrain.
10 Major Global Military and Defence Events of 2024
Thursday, January 09, 2025, 10:06 (GMT+7)
In 2024, the global landscape witnessed unprecedented complexity and unpredictability, marked by intensifying strategic competition among major powers and escalating military conflicts across various regions. These developments further destabilised an already volatile global security environment. To provide a comprehensive overview of the global security landscape, the National Defence Journal presents a roundup of the 10 most significant military and defence events
Russia - Ukraine and Israel – Hamas conflicts: the spotlight of the Munich Security Conference 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 10:51 (GMT+7)
With the spotlight on Russia - Ukraine and Israel – Hamas conflicts, the Munich Security Conference 2024 ended with the outstanding message: "each state should be able to benefit from international cooperation". This is an event of interest to the international community, with a desire to find ways to resolve the ongoing conflicts
Hamas - Israel conflict's multi-dimensional impacts on regional and international security
Friday, February 23, 2024, 09:45 (GMT+7)
According to analysts, the Hamas - Israel conflict not only causes instability in the region, but what is worrying is also that the conflict is deepening the division and hatred between Arabs, Muslims, and Jewish. This is also the core reason why the Middle East will still be the world’s “flash point”, and the peace process has not found a way out.
Top 10 defence, military events of the world in 2023
Friday, January 12, 2024, 08:37 (GMT+7)
The world continued to witness complex developments in 2023. While the Russia – Ukraine conflict intensified, new flashpoints arose from military coups, conflicts, local wars, and increasingly fierce strategic competition among major powers, making global security outlook further bleak. To illustrate that picture, the National Defence Journal has selected the top 10 defence, military events of the world in 2023.
Sudan conflict: Risks and consequences
Thursday, July 27, 2023, 10:00 (GMT+7)
According to international experts, the on-going conflict in Sudan is most probably a portent of a new civil war. If measures to de-escalate the conflict are not found, it is likely to become a multi-level game for regional and international player to pursue their own interests. Weapon systems and money will be mobilised and provided for warring factions. Foreign militaries or proxy forces will be part of the war. This will be an unexpected scenario for the region and the world.
Comrade Pham Hung – a faithful communist soldier and a talented leader
Sunday, June 12, 2022, 10:59 (GMT+7)
Comrade Pham Hung’s life and career reflect the nobility of a true communist. Being an excellent student of President Ho Chi Minh, he dedicated his entire life to the country and the people. During his 60-year revolutionary career, he always manifested his steadfastness in revolutionary ideal, his determination to sacrifice for national independence, freedom, and unification, his fearlessness in the face of hardships and dangers, and his absolute loyalty to the Party’s revolutionary cause.
A full-blown crisis in Libya
Friday, May 27, 2022, 08:02 (GMT+7)
After over 10 years of regime change, deep division, factions in the armed forces, police, the state institutions etc. have become an ingrained disease of this North African country. It might take ages for this economic potential country to heal the consequences of the “Arab Spring” and establish peace and stability.
Fragile peace and stability in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops
Friday, August 13, 2021, 14:47 (GMT+7)
After 20 years of the “global war on terror” in Afghanistan, the U.S. and NATO will have withdrawn all of their troops from this country by the 11th of September, 2021. However, the public is wondering whether the withdrawal will bring peace and stability to Afghanistan or not