MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION
1. Student's full name:King Le Trac.
2. Gender: Male.
3. Date of birth: December 20, 1971.
4. Place of birth: Van Thien Commune, Nong Cong District, Thanh Hoa Province.
5. Student recognition decision No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in training process: No.
7. Thesis topic name:“ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus) and Vietnam's participation”.
8. Major: International Relations Code: 60.31.02.06
9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Hoang Khac Nam, Faculty of International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of thesis results:
The first, the thesis “ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus) and Vietnam's participation” pointed out a number of factors that have formed and the operating mechanism of ADMM Plus since 2010. These factors include international and regional factors (ASEAN), the role and influence of extra-regional powers (including China, the United States, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia and New Zealand) on ASEAN. The organizational structure includes: Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM Plus), ADMM Senior Officials Meeting (ADSOM Plus), ADSOM Plus Working Group Meeting (ADSOM Plus WG), and Expert Group Meeting (EWG). In terms of composition, ADMM Plus includes 10 ASEAN countries and eight Dialogue Partner countries, operating according to the set goals and principles.
Monday,The thesis presented the results of the cooperation process in ADMM Plus through the first ADMM Plus Conference (2010), the second ADMM Plus Conference (2013) and the expert groups on Humanitarian Assistance - Disaster Relief (HADR), Maritime Security (MS), Military Medicine (MM), Counter-Terrorism (CT), Peacekeeping (PKO) in the periods 2011-2013, 2014-2016 and the Expert Group on Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA), period 2014-2016. During the period 2011–2013, the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Expert Group and the Military Medical Expert Group conducted a combined field exercise in Brunei in June 2013, the Counter-Terrorism Expert Group conducted an exercise in Bogor/Indonesia in September 2013, and the Maritime Security Expert Group conducted a field exercise in Sydney/Australia in early October 2013; in addition, other expert groups conducted tabletop exercises.
Tuesday,The thesis presents the active and proactive participation of Vietnam as the host country of the first ADMM Plus Conference, contributing to the second ADMM Plus Conference, including the proposal of a new area of cooperation, "overcoming the consequences of bombs and mines left over from war and conflict in the region" (abbreviated as "Humanitarian Mine Action"), which has received the support of all ADMM Plus Ministries, Co-chairs of the Expert Group on Humanitarian Assistance - Disaster Relief (2011-2013), the Expert Group on Humanitarian Mine Action (2014-2016) and other expert groups; assesses the prospects of ADMM Plus; draws out the advantages and difficulties, thereby making a number of recommendations for the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense to participate in ADMM Plus in the coming time./.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Le Trac Vuong. 2. Sex: Male.
3. Date of birth: 20thDecember 1971. 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa.
5. Admission decision number: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated 30thDecember 2013,by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in academic process: No.
7. Official thesis title: “ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting-plus (ADMM-plus) and Vietnam's participation”
8. Major: International relations 9. Code: 60.31.02.06
10. Supervisors: Ass.Prof., PhD Hoang Khac Nam, Dean, Faculty of International Studies, University of Social Studies and Humanities, National University Hanoi
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
Firstly,the thesis “ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus and Vietnam's participation” has pointed out some formative factors and the operating mechanism of ADMM-Plus since 2010. These factors include international and regional (ASEAN) ones, the role and influence of powerful countries outside the region (including China, the USA, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia and New Zealand) on ASEAN. The organizational mechanism includes: the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials' Meeting Plus (ADSOM-Plus), ADSOM-Plus Working Group (ADSOM-Plus WG), Expert's Working Group (EWG). In terms of component, ADMM-Plus consists of 10 ASEAN countries and 8 Dialogue Partner countries, operates according to proposed objectives and principles.
Secondly,the thesis has presented results of the cooperation in ADMM-Plus through the first and second ADMM-Plus (in 2010 and 2013 respectively), as well as Humanitarian Assistant and Disaster Rescue (HADR), Maritime Security (MS), Military Medicine (MM), Counter-Terrorism (CT), Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Expert's Working Group during periods from 2011 to 2013, and from 2014 to 2016, and Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) from 2014 to 2016. From the year of 2011 to 2013, the HADR EWG and MM EWG conducted a Field Training Exercise (FTX) in Brunei (June 2013), the CT EWG conducted a FTX in Bogor, Indonesia (September 2013), and the MS EWG conducted a FTX in Sydney, Australia (October 2013). In addition, all other EWGs also conducted Table Top Exercises (TTX).
Third,the thesis has shown Vietnam's active participation as the host of the first ADMM-Plus, as well as contributions in the second ADMM-Plus including (1) the proposal of a new field of cooperation called “Responses to Unexploded Ordnance after wars and regional conflicts” (Humanitarian Mine Action), which has received support from all of the ADMM-Plus' Defense Ministers, (2) being the co-chair of the HADR EWG (from 2011 to 2013), HMA EWG (from 2014 to 2016), and other EWGs. The thesis has also estimated the potential of ADMM-Plus, given the pros and cons, hence brought out some recommendations for Vietnam's Ministry of National Defense's participation in ADMM-Plus in the near future.
Newer news
Older news
