Ten major global military and defence events in 2025
Thursday, January 08, 2026, 20:54 (GMT+7)
In 2025, the world continued to witness intense strategic competition among major powers, an increasing tendency to address issues through escalation and the use of force, along with prolonged and expanding military conflicts in many regions. Nevertheless, peace, cooperation, and development remain the major trends and shared goals. To provide a comprehensive overview, the National Defence Journal compiles and presents ten major military and defence events worldwide in 2025
Overview of the global political and military landscape in 2025
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 14:15 (GMT+7)
The most prominent features of the global political and military landscape in 2025 are the irreversible trend towards multipolarity of the world order and intense competition among major powers. Besides, worrying developments from the conflicts of Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Iran, India-Pakistan, etc., and the risk of US military intervention in Venezuela are posing significant challenges to global security and stability.
Thoroughly grasping and implementing the principle of “The People are the root”, further strengthening mass mobilisation work in the era of national ascent
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 18:24 (GMT+7)
In today’s context of globalisation, digital transformation, and ever-deepening international integration, the Party’s mass mobilisation work is not only the vital bridge binding the Party closely with the People, but also the means through which endogenous strength is unleashed, and the aspiration for prosperous and happy development is kindled.
Countering arguments that deny the right to freedom of belief and religion in Vietnam
Friday, October 10, 2025, 08:34 (GMT+7)
In Vietnam, “respect for freedom of belief and religion” represents a consistent policy of our Party and State; it is guaranteed by a legal system and reflected in the people’s diverse, harmonious belief and religion life. However, the issue of religion has always been at the forefront of hostile force’s “peaceful evolution” strategy. Taking advantage of the sensitivity of belief and religion in the people’s mental life, hostile forces have spread many wrong arguments
Vietnam People’s Army actively fights plots and tactics of exploiting ethnic and religious issues to sabotage the Vietnamese revolution
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 15:24 (GMT+7)
As a core, pioneering force in the fight against “peaceful evolution”, the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has, over the years, effectively countered hostile forces’ exploitation of ethnic and religious issues to disrupt our great national unity. This has contributed to maintaining political security and social order, creating a favourable environment for economic growth, socio-cultural development, and Fatherland protection
“Merging land means losing the hometown” - A distorted narrative aimed at sabotaging the streamlining of the political system’s apparatus
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 06:56 (GMT+7)
While our entire Party, people, and political system are determined to successfully carry out the revolution to streamline the political system’s organisational structure, paving the way for the nation to stride confidently into a new era of national rise, hostile forces and political opportunists are pushing a multitude of schemes to undermine it. Among these, “merging land means losing the hometown” is an extremely insidious and dangerous narrative, which must be resolutely refuted
The Party’s internal unity and solidarity are undistortable
Friday, July 11, 2025, 20:03 (GMT+7)
Building and promoting the strength of unity and solidarity within the Party is the responsibility of every Party organisation and each cadre and Party member. Therefore, each Party member must deeply imbue revolutionary ethics, truly diligent, thrifty, honest, impartial, and uphold the vanguard and exemplary character.
Rebuttals on distorted talking points against our Party’s policy of streamlining the political system’s apparatus
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 13:01 (GMT+7)
The reorganisation and streamlining of the political system’s apparatus represent a major policy with the ultimate objective of enhancing the efficacy, potency, and efficiency of the political system’s operations, better serving the interests of our nation and people. However, contrary to the broad consensus and support throughout the Party, the populace, and the armed forces, hostile forces are strenuously distorting and sabotaging this policy with nonsensical allegations and a resentful attitude
Refuting misguided viewpoints on the “new era of national rise of Vietnam”
Friday, May 23, 2025, 15:46 (GMT+7)
The opportunities and advantages brought about by the international and regional context, together with the tremendous, historical achievements accumulated over 40 years of Renovation, form a solid practical foundation affirming that Vietnam has been converged all necessary and sufficient conditions to step into the “era of national rise”.
Beware of calls for political regime change in Vietnam
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 15:25 (GMT+7)
Calls seek to incite demands for the establishment of political pluralism and opposition parties, steering the country towards a capitalist political system are extremely dangerous and warrant vigilance, resolute opposition, and outright rejection.