Finland’s accession to NATO and its implications on the region and the world
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 02:46 (GMT+7)
After Russia launched the “special military operation” in Ukraine, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued a report on the international security environment on 13 April 2022, stating that Russia’s action had completely altered the security environment in Europe and that Russia posed a significant security threat to Finland. This is the clearest indication that Finland abandoned its policy of neutrality, and it also served as a sign that the country would draw closer to NATO.
Vietnam's achievements in building socialism and renewal - an irrefutable truth
Saturday, May 29, 2021, 10:47 (GMT+7)
During nearly a century of struggle, labour, creativity, our Party and people have gradually become more aware of the path to socialism, and implemented the goal of "rich people, strong, democratic, fair and civilised country”. We are realising that goal and ideal despite difficulties and challenges. Under the intelligent and talented leadership of the Party, our country has overcome difficulties, set out the Platform for national construction in the transition period to socialism and initiated the path of renewal and integrated into the world.
The changing geopolitics of East Asia and its implications for regional security
Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 07:08 (GMT+7)
The geopolitics on a global scale is experiencing unprecedented changes under the impacts made by the strategic competition between major powers. The East Asia, which remains the world’s most dynamic region and faces intertwined differences and risks of conflict, is at the forefront of the competition between America, China, Russia, the EU, India, and Japan that has been making huge changes in the regional security
International military integration and defense diplomacy in 2017 and directions for 2018
Sunday, February 11, 2018, 08:39 (GMT+7)
Whilst peace, integration, cooperation and development remained the prevailing trend in 2017, the world witnessed growing secessionist movements across some regions, international organizations, countries and such increasingly complicated hotspots as the Korean Peninsula, the Middle East. Though a superficial glance suggested that a cooling down period was truly at play in the South China Sea, a deeper look pointed to latent tensions
Identifying strategic partnership in globalization and international integration era
Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 10:41 (GMT+7)
The idea of strategic partnership among countries was initiated right in the “Cold War” time. However, it was just mentioned in studies on special cooperation among countries, not a systematic theory
The world’s political and military picture in 2015
Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 18:12 (GMT+7)
The world’s politics and military in 2015 is the mixture of “dark” and “light” tones. There is a breakthrough in strengthening cooperation and lessening confrontation. However, the increase in race and religious conflicts, terrorism, territorial disputes over seas and islands has still caused chaos in many regions
Normalization of US-Cuban relations: Viewpoint from geopolitical angle
Monday, November 02, 2015, 10:02 (GMT+7)
According to observers, a part from positive aspects, the normalization of US-Cuban relations includes the US considerations of aspects such as geopolitics, economics and competition for power in the region and the world
On Russia’s pivot to Asia
Monday, September 28, 2015, 08:56 (GMT+7)
Recently, witnessing Russia’s move towards the East, some people think that Moscow is adjusting its policy to respond to the US and Western sanctions. However, by carefully studying it, we could realize that Russia’s “pivot” to Asia is not a Band-Aid solution, it is a strategy to provide a new leverage for Russia’s stable development
Critical shifts in East Asia’s current geopolitical situation
Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 08:40 (GMT+7)
Thanks to its geographical feature, rapid economic development, East Asia is now the most dynamic region in the world. However, various contradictions intertwined with potential risks of conflicts still remain in the region. Thus, research on shifts in its geopolitical situation also draws attention of the international community
Malaysian conference on sustainable use of the East Sea
Thursday, September 04, 2014, 16:40 (GMT+7)
The Maritime Institute of Malaysia held the 3rd East Sea conference in Kuala Lumpur on September 2 – 3, debating the sustainable use of the East Sea in an era of dynamic geo-strategic change