Geopolitical upheaval in Syria and its impacts on regional and global security
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 10:09 (GMT+7)
On 27 November 2024, the Syrian opposition - led primarily by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - launched a large-scale surprise offensive on areas under the control of the Syrian government. After more than ten days of fighting, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s leader, Muhammad al-Julani, declared the downfall of President Assad’s government
Wave of coups in Africa - causes and consequences
Friday, November 17, 2023, 08:11 (GMT+7)
The two overthrows in Niger and Gabon also continued a dangerous wave of coups in Africa with many serious consequences. First of all, mutinies have weakened democratic institutions on the continent. Many civilian governments, including many elected leaders, have been overthrown by military forces, leading to political and social unrest. Coups also erode people's trust in institutions leading to increased conflict and violence, especially between groups supporting and opposing the interim government. This further complicates the already weak security situation and deepens divisions in the society.
Some issues on unconventional warfare nowadays
Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 17:59 (GMT+7)
Unconventional warfare is a form of warfare that has been conducted by the US and Western countries against certain nations that oppose or are hostile to them, especially the socialist ones. Therefore, understanding its nature and ways of conducting operation to develop effective preventive and countermeasures is an important issue.
On the neutrality of Switzerland
Saturday, August 13, 2022, 22:41 (GMT+7)
Some small countries in Europe, such as: Austria, Sweden, Finland, etc. have applied neutrality policy to stay away from binding alliances, and not to be drawn into fierce wars among major powers throughout history, especially the two World Wars. Apart from these countries, Switzerland is considered one of the best examples of neutrality, which prevents them from being dragged into conflicts in Europe for a long time.
Strategic mistakes made by the U.S. and NATO during the war in Afghanistan
Sunday, September 12, 2021, 09:11 (GMT+7)
In spite of the fact that America and a number of NATO member states always had absolute superiority in terms of personnel and equipment, they failed to gain victory in a war which had been thought to happen “one-way” only in Afghanistan. According to many analysts around the world, the U.S. and NATO made a lot of strategic mistakes during the war in this South Asian country
Refuting the argument that “Vietnam shall follow capitalism to develop itself in line with the trend of the times”
Monday, August 09, 2021, 13:15 (GMT+7)
Constant upheavals all over the world in several past decades have greatly impacted on everyone’s’ mind and perception. Especially after the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe countries and Soviet Union, a large number of reactionaries and people believe that socialism and Communist ideal are totally out of date, claiming that Vietnam shall follow capitalism to develop itself in line with the trend of the times
Measures to build the all-people national defence posture in the Northeast sea and coastal region
Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 10:24 (GMT+7)
The Northeast sea and coastal region holds a position of utmost importance to the Homeland protection. To ensure political security and social order and safety as well as defend the national independence, sovereignty, unification and territorial integrity, it is vital that we undertake researches on measures for building the all-people national defence posture
Strategic competition between Russia and the U.S. in the Middle East
Friday, May 22, 2020, 07:44 (GMT+7)
In 2015, experts across the globe raised a lot of questions about Russia’s decision on military intervention in Syria. However, in 2019 and especially in the beginning of 2020, the effectiveness of that decision has been proved and Russia’s status in the Middle East has been increasingly raised. That has posed a considerable challenge to the U.S. in the strategic competition in this region
Compound offensive operation in the war to safeguard the Homeland
Saturday, April 18, 2020, 09:58 (GMT+7)
Compound offensive operation is a synergistic fusion of methods for establishing postures, use of forces and employing operational measures to annihilate and defeat domestic disruptive forces and foreign military intervention and is conducted through military operations in conjunction with struggle in political, economic, cultural, social, and diplomatic fronts, in which operational activities are the core.
The battlefield of Idlib - the ending of the “mini world war” in Syria
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 14:44 (GMT+7)
Since the end of 2019, with the comprehensive support from Russia and Iran, the Syrian Armed Forces have launched a military campaign to liberate Iblib and annihilate the remnants of terrorist organisations right at their ultimate base. This campaign is of paramount importance to the fate of Syria and the global war on terror