INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS
1. Student's full name:Tran Quoc Tuan
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: May 19, 1983
4. Place of birth: Hoa Tien - Hung Ha - Thai Binh
5. Decision No. 3215/2014/QD/XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.
6. Changes in the training process: None
7. Thesis title:"Adjusting the Foreign Policies of the Philippines and Myanmar in the Face of the US 'Rebalancing' Strategy (2009-2015)"
8. Major: International Relations Code: 60.31.02.06
9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thu My- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
10. Summary of the thesis results:
The thesis mentioned that from 2009 to the present, the US has been aggressively implementing its strategy."rebalancing"The US is aggressively shifting its strategic focus to the Asia-Pacific region to enhance its influence, deter potential rivals, and maintain its challenged regional and global leadership role. Southeast Asia plays a crucial role in the US "rebalancing" strategy. This region lies within the arc encircling China, stretching from Japan down to the South Pacific. Hillary Clinton considered ASEAN a "pillar of the emerging regional structure." Due to this importance, the region has been a focal point of the US "rebalancing" policy since 2009. In implementing this policy, the US has sought to regain its shrinking influence in Thailand and the Philippines, traditional US allies in the region but heavily influenced by China, while simultaneously strengthening relations with countries considered close to China, such as Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
US-ASEAN relations were also significantly strengthened and elevated to a new level with the formal establishment of the US-ASEAN Summit process at the ASEAN Summit held in Brunei in November 2013.
The implementation of the US "rebalancing" strategy in Southeast Asia has significantly impacted the political landscape in the region. Other major powers, particularly China, have had to adjust their policies toward ASEAN and its key member states (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, etc.). Japan, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has also sought to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia.
These changes in the political and security environment in Southeast Asia have created and continue to create new opportunities and challenges for peace, security, and development in the region as a whole, and for each Southeast Asian country in particular.
To adapt to that environment, seize new development opportunities, and overcome its challenges, like other ASEAN member states, the Philippines and Myanmar have, over the years, made policy adjustments to adapt to the changing regional situation, particularly in their foreign policy. The process of adjusting and implementing their foreign policies has impacted their security and development, and that of Southeast Asia as a whole.
As a Southeast Asian nation, Vietnam has been taking appropriate steps in its foreign policy to best exploit development opportunities and mitigate the negative impacts of the US "rebalancing" policy in Southeast Asia. The implementation of this policy has yielded initial positive results and contributed to the protection of Vietnam's sovereignty, territorial integrity, security, and development.
11. Practical applications:
This thesis can be used as a reference for research and teaching on international relations.
12. Future research directions
13. Published works related to the thesis
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Tran Quoc Tuan 2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: May 19, 1983 4. Place of birth: Thai Binh
5. Admission decision number: 3215/2014/QD/XHNV-SĐ dated December 31, 2014, by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University Hanoi (VNU)
6. Changes in academic process: No
7. Official thesis title: “Adjust the foreign policy of the Philippines and Myanmar before strategic rebalancing US”
8. Major: International relations Code: 60.31.02.06
9. Supervisor: Associate Prof, Dr. Nguyen Thu My, Southeast Asian Studies
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
This thesis addresses since 2009, the United States has been more active in undertaking the “rebalancing” to Asia policy to increase its influence in the region as well as to “contain” its potential competitors in order to maintain and consolidate its leadership of the region and the world. The Southeast Asian region is considered an important factor of the US's “rebalance” to Asia. This region is in the chain (ranging from Japan to the southern Pacific ocean) built by the US to circle China. Hilary Clinton stated that ASEAN was a central point of the emerging structure in the region. Therefore, the ASEAN region has become the focus of the US's “rebalance” to Asia. formation, the US has been more actively seeking not only to restore its influence over the traditional alies, including Thailand and the Philippines, who are getting closer to China, but also to foster its relations with China's close friends, including Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Viet Nam.
The US's relationship with ASEAN has also been strengthened and upgraded to the higher level. One significant illustration of the new developments of the US – ASEAN relationship is the birth of the US – ASEAN Summit mechanism during the ASEAN Summit in Brunei in November 2013.
The political picture in the Southeast Asia region has been deeply impacted by the US's “rebalance” to Asia. One of its implications is that the great powers, notably China, undertook certain adjustments in their diplomatic approach to ASEAN as well as its members, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand or Vietnam. Japan under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been also seking to increase its presence in the region.
Such political and security developments in the Southeast Asian region bring both opportunities and challenges to the whole region and each nation member in term of maintaining and promoting the peace, security and development environment.
Like other ASEAN members, in the recent years, the Philippines and Myanmar have chosen to undertake certain adjustments in their foreign policy in response to the developments in the region. Consequently, these adjustments have impacted on the security and development of the two nations and the whole region.
In this context, Vietnam has taken some diplomatic responses to maximize the positive effects and minimize the negative ones of the US's “rebalance” to Asia. As a result, Vietnam has gained certain achievements in protecting its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and maintaining its security and promoting its development.
11. Practical applicability:
The thesis could be used for reference for research, teaching on international relations.
12. Further research directions
13. Thesis-related publications:
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