NATO expansion and its repercussions on global security

NATO expansion and its repercussions on global security

Sunday, July 17, 2022, 06:40 (GMT+7)
In the face of NATO’s intention, Moscow assumes that the organisation and the West have treated Russia unfairly as they have not placed Russia in an important position in the European security architecture and people from NATO’s member countries always flaunt hostility toward Russia. Besides, Russia infers that NATO is the factor that instigates the “Colour revolution” in the post-Soviet space to restrain, block Russia in all respects and break the strategic balance between Russia and NATO. Tit-for-tat actions have led to the escalation of tension between the two sides.

"Asian NATO" and its implications for ASEAN

“Asian NATO” and its implications for ASEAN

Monday, October 25, 2021, 09:23 (GMT+7)
In spite of the fact that the Quad is currently just a cooperative mechanism between the countries sharing common viewpoints and interests in the Indo-Pacific Region, it is probable that in the future this organisation will become a military alliance like a NATO in Asia - in other words, “Asian NATO”

Top ten notable military events of the world in 2019

Top ten notable military events of the world in 2019

Friday, January 03, 2020, 08:34 (GMT+7)
The year 2019 marked the transitional period of the world order from “unipolarity” to “multipolarity,” both creating opportunities and posing challenges for small countries’ defence of independence and self-reliance. The following outstanding military events selected by the National Defence Journal will give us a basic description of the world scene in 2019

Freedom of the press cannot be a "shield" for falsehoods
In Vietnam, freedom of speech and freedom of the press are constitutionally guaranteed rights and are further institutionalised through an increasingly comprehensive legal system. Article 25 of the 2013 Constitution affirms that: “Citizens shall enjoy the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, access to information, assembly, association, and demonstration. The exercise of these rights is prescribed by law”