1. Student's full name: NGUYEN VU NGOC HUYEN 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: November 23, 1995 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision on recognition of students 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: Extend the study period from December 25, 2022 to June 24, 2023.
7. Thesis topic: US-Japan alliance relations in the security field in the period 2012-2022.
8. Major: International Relations; Code: 8310601.01
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Pham Le Da Huong, Academy of Journalism and Communication.
(Clearly state scientific title, academic degree, full name and working organization)
10. Summary of thesis results:
First, the U.S.-Japan alliance has evolved from a security-oriented treaty with a focus on mutual defense to a partnership that encompasses regional security and prosperity, cooperation on pandemics and climate change, commitments to human rights, and the value of cooperation with other allies and partners around the world. In the context of the current changing and uncertain global security environment from both internal and external factors, the overall goals of the U.S.-Japan alliance have also been adjusted to better suit the member states. During this period, both countries have made great efforts to strengthen mutual defense cooperation and become true allies in the Asia-Pacific region. These recent efforts, reflected in Japan’s new security legislation and new principles, will certainly strengthen the relationship and the effectiveness of the alliance to a level not seen in the past. The US has also changed its views and policies towards its allies to coordinate with traditional allies such as Japan to come up with more suitable solutions to build a state of stability, security and prosperity for the US.
Second, while continuing these efforts, Japan and the United States are also making further efforts to enhance the common purpose of the alliance. The common goals of the alliance cooperation will mainly revolve around values such as freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and fundamental human rights in the Asia-Pacific region. The security of the two countries in the long term depends greatly on those values. The US-Japan alliance must strive not only for Japan’s own security but also for the security of the region and the world, to protect and promote a liberal international order. In the future, the US-Japan alliance will continue to be maintained and developed so that the two member countries can play a more important role in addressing some of the serious challenges that the two countries face in Asia and beyond in the future.
Third, the alliance between the US and Japan will be a guarantee for a peaceful and stable security environment in the region, opening up many opportunities for cooperation for countries here with these two countries on both bilateral and multilateral scales. However, this will also be a challenge when China - the leading power in the region that is fiercely competing with the US's world leadership position, will not want the position of the US and its allies to increase in the region where it exists.
11. Practical application: (if any)
12. Future research directions: US alliance relations, US-Vietnam cooperation relations.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
- “Some security cooperation activities between the United States and Japan under the Donald Trump administration”, Americas Today Magazine, No. 11/2021.
- “US-Japan alliance under President Joe Biden”, Americas Today Magazine, issue 09/2022.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: NGUYEN VU NGOC HUYEN 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: November 23, 1995 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 2705/2020/QD-XHNV Dated December 24th 2020
6. Changes in academic process: the course is extended to June 24th.
7. Official thesis title: US-Japan alliance relation on security from 2012 to 2022
8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 8310601.01
10. Supervisors: Dr. Pham Le Da Huong
(Full name, academic title and degree)
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
First, the US-Japan alliance has changed from a security-oriented treaty with a focus on mutual defense to a partnership that includes regional security and prosperity, cooperation in pandemic and climate change, commitments to human rights and the value of working with other allies and partners around the world. In the context of the current changing and unstable global security environment due to internal and external factors, the common goal of the US-Japan alliance has also been adjusted to be more suitable for the member states. During this period, both countries have made great efforts to strengthen mutual defense cooperation and become true allies in the Asia-Pacific region. Recent efforts were shown in Japan's new security law and new principles are sure to strengthen the alliance's relationship and effectiveness to higher level than in the past. The US has also changed its view and policies allies towards to coordinate with traditional allies like Japan to come up with more appropriate solutions to build a stable, secure and prosperous state for the US.
Second, while continuing those efforts, Japan and the United States are also working harder to advance the common purpose of the alliance. The alliance's common cooperation goals will mainly revolve around values such as freedom, democracy, the rule of law and basic human rights in the Asia-Pacific region. The long-term security of the two countries depends heavily on those values. The US-Japan alliance must work not only for Japan's own security, but also for the region and the world, to protect and promote a liberal world order. In the future, the US-Japan alliance will continue to be maintained and developed so that the two member countries can play a more important role in solving some of the serious challenges that the two countries face in Asia and to a larger extent in the future.
Third, the alliance relationship between the US and Japan will be a guarantee for the peaceful and stable security environment of the region and open up many cooperation opportunities for regional countries with the two countries on both a bilateral and multilateral scale. However, this is a challenge because China - the leading power in the region that is fiercely competing with the US for world leadership position, will not want the position of the US and its allies to increase in the region its existence.
12. Practical applicability, if any: .............................................................................................
13. Further research directions, if any: US alliance relations, cooperation between US and Vietnam.
14. Thesis-related publications:
- “Security cooperation activities between the US and Japan in the Donald Trump Administration”, Americas Today Journal, No. 284 (November 2021).
- “The US-Japan alliance in the Joe Biden presidency”, Americas Today Journal, No. 294 (September 2022).
