TTLV: A Comparative Study of the National Security Strategies of US Administrations from 1993 to 2012

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Pham Thi Giang           

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: July 12, 1985

4. Place of birth: Tan Dan, Chi Linh, Hai Duong

5. Decision on student admission No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: none

7. Thesis title:"A comparative study of the national security strategies of US administrations from 1993 to 2012."

8. Major: International Relations Code: 60.31.02.06

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh ThuyFaculty of International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The first,The thesis provided an overview of national security concepts worldwide; explored the concept of national security in the United States; and summarized the main contents of the five National Security Strategies from 1993 to 2012.

Monday,This thesis compared the similarities and differences in the national security strategies of the Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama administrations during his first term, considering key factors such as defining the strategic environment, strategic objectives, and strategic implementation measures across the fields of economics, military security, foreign policy, and democracy and human rights.

Tuesday,This thesis evaluates the prominent features of the US national security strategy during the period 1993-2012 and the trends in US national security strategy since 2012.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Thi Giang 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: July 12, 1985 4. Place of birth: Hai Duong Province, Vietnam

5. Admission decision number: No 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH Dated: December 30th 2013 by The Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Studying and Comparing the National Security Strategies of The US Administrations from 1993 to 2012

8. Major: International Relations Code: 60.31.02.06

9. Supervisor: Prf.Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Firstly, the thesis has mentioned the overview of the world famous authors' national security perspective; analyzing the US national security concepts and summarizing some main contents of five the US National Security Strategies from 1993 to 2012.

Secondly, the thesis has compared the similarities and differences amongfive National Security Strategies of the Bill Clinton, George. W. Bush Administrations and the first term of Barack ObamaAdministrationbased on key elements such as the strategic environment understanding, strategic objectives, strategic action plans in terms of economy, millitary -security, diplomacy policy, democracy and human rights.

Thirdly, the thesis has outlined the outstanding characteristics among the US National Security Strategies from 1993 to 2012 and forcasted the tendency of the US national security strategy beyond the year 2012.