The global trend of peace, cooperation, and development in the new context
Monday, September 22, 2025, 19:23 (GMT+7)
Humanity has not witnessed another global war since World War II ended 80 years ago. However, the recent growing tendency among countries to use force to resolve disputes and disagreements has raised doubts about world peace. What is the essence of this issue? This article aims to provide an additional perspective
Arctic in the new vortex of strategic competition
Thursday, August 07, 2025, 19:24 (GMT+7)
International public opinion believes that, with what has been and is happening, the Arctic is no longer a cold land outside the geopolitical and geo-economic calculations of countries in and outside the region, but has become the focus of new strategic competition among superpowers. However, international public opinion also hopes that this competition will not adversely affect world and regional security and peace.
BRICS expansion: opportunities and challenges for ASEAN
Monday, March 24, 2025, 13:05 (GMT+7)
Since being founded by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in the early 21st century, BRICS has increasingly strengthened its role as a key driver of global economic growth. The group has garnered attention and aroused desire for membership from the international community, including ASEAN countries
Shaping the defence and security policy of the US President Donald Trump's administration
Monday, March 10, 2025, 15:19 (GMT+7)
Although things are still unclear, the decisions that President Donald Trump will make in his new term, especially in the field of defence and security, will certainly have a great impact on the regional and world security structure.
Great power competition in Indo-Pacific
Friday, August 16, 2024, 07:58 (GMT+7)
Overall assessment of great powers’ Indo-Pacific strategies reveals that despite their different expression, all great powers put the Indo-Pacific at the heart of global security and interests of each country. Accordingly, strategic competition among great powers in Indo-Pacific is a unique issue characterised by cooperation, deterrence, and containment.
The US - Japan - Korea alliance and its ambition to change the balance of forces in the region
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 19:35 (GMT+7)
According to researchers, if Japan and South Korea join the AUKUS, the add-on military power brought about by the two countries will make the alliance a new force capable of deterring many fields and may change the game in the Indo-Pacific region.
Vietnam - Japan maritime policy dialogue 2023
Friday, December 29, 2023, 14:29 (GMT+7)
With the unexpectedly positive results of the dialogue, it is believed that in the coming time, Vietnam and Japan will see more practical and meaningful activities, contributing to strengthening connections and cooperation between the two countries.
Vietnamese, Chinese Party leaders hold talks
Thursday, December 14, 2023, 08:00 (GMT+7)
Party General Secretary Trong emphasised that the third visit to Vietnam by General Secretary and President Xi Jinping coincides with the 15th anniversary of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, demonstrating the Chinese leader’s special sentiment toward the long-standing friendship, and the current stature as well as the bright prospects of the bilateral relations.
On New Zealand’s new defence and security policy
Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 08:56 (GMT+7)
According to international experts, New Zealand’s shifting defence, security policy will enable this country to make the most of new opportunities and relationships to promote and safeguard its national interests. More importantly, the alliance with AUKUS will help New Zealand to strengthen its defence capability, thereby having a greater voice and influence in the Indo-Pacific in general, South Pacific in particular.
Vietnam's strategic self-reliance in the new context - guideline and reality
Friday, August 25, 2023, 13:21 (GMT+7)
Self-reliance can be understood as the right to self-determine all activities of a nation-state according to the highest interests of the nation and the will of its people; as the firm grasp of the synergic strength of the nation, the ability to massively mobilise and use all strength to exercise lawful sovereignty and protect the interests of the nation-state. The self-reliance of a nation is determined consistently, but there are times when there is flexibility in behaviour, appropriate to each specific situation and the situation of the times.