TTLV: Activities of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force since the Cold War until now

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: NGUYEN THI HUE 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 23, 1990

4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2797/QD-XHNV-SDT dated December 28, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: (None)

7. Thesis topic: Activities of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force since the Cold War until now

8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 60 31 02 06

10. Scientific advisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Ha - Faculty of International Relations, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration.

11. Summary of thesis results:

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force is a specialized force established by the United Nations, with the task of organizing and operating necessary activities to carry out the function of maintaining world peace and security of the United Nations. Learning about the United Nations Peacekeeping Force, especially in the post-Cold War period in the regions, first of all, helps the author himself gain certain understanding of the situation of conflicts and wars in the world, thereby, gaining an overview of the context and current state of peace and security in our world today. In addition, the thesis has researched and clarified 3 main issues of scientific significance as follows:

First: Clarifying some cases of intervention by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in some countries and regions. From there, draw out the achievements as well as the remaining weaknesses of this force. With these achievements, we can evaluate the development and role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in world peace and security since the Cold War until now.

Second, to propose some comments on the development trends of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in the future. These comments are based on the issues raised in the new global context. In the face of these issues, the Peacekeeping Force must certainly make changes in order to continue to maintain the leading role in protecting and maintaining the United Nations' world peace and security.

Third, clarify the process of Vietnam's participation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force, including the preparation process of practical and theoretical foundations, human and material resources, and activities carried out. The analysis of the process of preparing for Vietnam's participation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force has highlighted the efforts and endeavors, goodwill and enthusiasm of our country in the common responsibility of maintaining and protecting world peace. In addition to having a general assessment of the current international integration situation of the Vietnam People's Army, the topic also allows us to assess our integration capacity in the next stage and in the future.

Although the research issues that the thesis aims at have been carried out by a number of leading military researchers and experts, with a different approach and separate research objectives, the author believes that the results of the thesis will have certain meanings.

12. Further research directions:

Along with the strong movement and development of all mankind, the United Nations in general and the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in particular will certainly have continuous developments. Research on this force at present and with a vision to 2020 is a feasible research direction and has no small theoretical significance in the coming time.

Currently, Vietnam is actively aiming to join the United Nations Peacekeeping Force. The current time is just the beginning of that joining process. Therefore, research on Vietnam's participation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force, the prospects and challenges of Vietnam when integrating internationally in the military field is also a research direction that the author will definitely carry out if conditions permit.

13. Published works related to the thesis (none).

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: NGUYEN THI HUE 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: June 23, 1990

4. Place of birth: Ha Noi, Vietnam

5. Admission decision number: 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH, Dated 28^thDecember 2012 of The Rector, The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: Operations of United Nations Peacekeeping Force since Cold war

8. Major: International relations 9. Code: 60 31 02 06

10. Supervisors: Ph.D Nguyen Thi Thuy Ha – Faculty of International relations, Academic of Politics region I.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNPF) is dedicated to assisting United Nation (UN) in the efforts to maintain international peace and security. Understanding about UNDF at different conflict regions in the world, helps the author to get useful knowledge related to situation of conflict between countries and regions, by which to get an overview of the context and the current state of peace and security all over the world. On the other way, there are 3 main ideas which contain great scientific meaning.

Firstly, the thesis explains some cases of interceding from UNPF to some countries and regions where conflict and local war occur. That is base to abstract achievements and success as well as weakness of UNPF. With achievements, the author can use to evaluate the development and important role of UNPF for peace and security in the world after Cold war.

Secondly, the author proposed some comments about development trend of UNPF in the future. The comments have been built on the base of issues raised in the new context of globalization today.

Last but not least, the thesis tried to clarify the participation to UNPF of Vietnam, including the theoretical preparation and legal basis, human resources and finance as well as current operations. Analyzing the process of participation to UNPF of Vietnam could set off effort, good will and enthusiasm of our country in general liability to maintain peace and security. Besides getting overview about international integration in the defense sector of Vietnam, the thesis also creates premise to evaluate the integration capability of our country in time coming.

Although the contents that thesis navigated are implemented by several researchers and leading experts in the field of military, with other approaches and individual research objectives, the author believes that the results of thesis contain certain meaning.

12. Further research directions:

Along with the strong movement and development of humanity, the UN in general and the UNPF in particular will certainly develop eventually. Researching about UNPF at present and in vision to 2020 is a consideration research with considerable scientific significance in the future.

Today, Vietnam is actively navigating to join in UNPF. The achievement at present is the first step of the process. So, research about the participation process of Vietnam to UNPF, opportunities and challenges of Vietnam when conducting international integration in the military is needed to have the further research.