TTLV: European Union - US security and defense relations (2009-2021)

1. Student's full name: Do Duy Hung 2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: January 20, 1985
4. Place of birth: Ha Long, Quang Ninh
5. Student recognition decision No. 2705/2020/QD-XHNV dated December 24, 2020 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis topic: European Union - US security and defense relations (2009-2021)
8. Major: International Relations; Code: 8310601.01
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Tran Diep Thanh, Faculty of International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis focuses on clarifying the EU-US security and defense relationship in the period 2009-2021, pointing out the influencing factors and the current state of cooperation. From there, it highlights the changes in this relationship under the US Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. On that basis, there are overall assessments of the EU-US security and defense relationship (2009-2021) and forecasts of future trends.
During the 2009-2021 period, the EU-US security and defense relationship experienced certain hot and cold periods due to the different foreign and security policies between US Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the EU promoted the implementation of CSDP with the determination to enhance defense autonomy and develop security institutions with EU political identity. However, the impact from the regional and global context, including the strong rise of China, the risk of terrorism, Iran's nuclear program and especially the security threat from Russia, has maintained the "flow" in EU-US security and defense cooperation.
Despite many challenges, especially strategic suspicions, the transatlantic security and defense relationship is likely to continue to be strengthened and promoted in the coming time based on similarities in strategic interests. In particular, the Russia-Ukraine military conflict not only shows the EU's security and defense gaps that are difficult to overcome soon; reaffirms the important security role of the US and NATO towards the EU, but is also leading to turning-point changes in the world situation. This forces the US and the EU to tighten their traditional alliance, especially in the field of security and defense.
11. Practical applicability: Based on the analysis, assessment and forecast of the EU-US security and defense relationship, some suggestions can be drawn for Vietnam's foreign policy towards its two leading important partners, the US and the EU, especially the coordination and cooperation between the EU and the US to compete for influence with Russia and China in the European and Indo-Pacific regions in the coming time.
12. Further research directions: None
13. Published works related to the thesis: None
 

 

1. Full name: Do Duy Hung 2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: January 20, 1985 4. Place of birth: Quang Ninh
5. Admission decision number: 2705/2020/QD-XHNV Dated: December 24, 2020
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: EU-US security-defense relations (2009-2021)
8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 8310601.01
10. Supervisors: Dr. Tran Diep Thanh, University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The thesis clarifies the EU-US security-defense relations during the period from 2009 to 2021, focusing on impacting factors and cooperation between the two partners to highlight changes in the relations under the presidencies of Barrack Obama and Donald Trump. Based on those analyses, overall assessments of the EU-US security-defense relations (2009-2021) and predictions about future trends are drawn out.
During the 2009-2021 period, the EU-US security-defense ties undergo certain rises and falls due to differences in foreign and security policies of the US President Barrack Obama and Donald Trump. Meanwhile, EU promotes its CSD, bearing in mind a determination to maintain its defense self-control, develop security regimes with EU's characteristics. Nevertheless, impacts of international and regional situation, including the strong rise of China, terrorist threats, Iran's nuclear program and mostly security threats from Russia, have maintained “mainstream” in the EU-US security-defense cooperation.
Despite challenges, especially strategic suspensions, this trans-Atlantic security-defense cooperation is likely to be strengthened and promoted in the future thank to similarities in strategic interests. In particular, the Russia-Ukraine military conflicts have not only shown the EU's security-defense gaps, which are unlikely to be covered soon; reconfirmed the important role of the US and NATO to the EU's security, but also led to a turning point in the world's situation. Therefore, the US and the EU have to tighten their traditional alliance, especially in terms of security and defence.
12. Practical applicability, if any: Based on analyses, assessments and forecasts about the EU-US security-defense relations, several foreign policy recommendations can be drawn out for Vietnam to deal with its 2 top partners, the EU and the US, especially given the coordination and cooperation between the EU and the US to compete with Russia and China for influence in the Indo-Pacific in the future.
13. Further research directions, if any: None
14. Thesis-related publications: None