TTLV: US - Myanmar relations from 1990 to present

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Vu Thi Phuong Loan              

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 29, 1988

4. Place of birth: Yen Bang, Y Yen, Nam Dinh

5. Student recognition decision No. 2979/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012 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:US-Myanmar relations from 1990 to present.

8. Major: International Relations; Code: 60.31.02.06

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy. University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis presents an overview of the international situation, Southeast Asia, US policy towards the region and Myanmar as well as changes in Myanmar's domestic and foreign policies that impacted and affected the US's relations with Myanmar in the period 1990-2015; at the same time, it also clearly states the position and role of Myanmar with major countries, especially the US, China and the US's relations with Myanmar before 1990.

The thesis clarifies the current state of US-Myanmar relations from 1990 to 2009, and the changes in the relations between the two countries in the fields of politics - diplomacy, economics - trade and security - military from 2009 to 2015.

The thesis also points out some impacts (both positive and negative) from the US-Myanmar relationship in the period 1990-2015 on the situation in Myanmar and the US (in the fields of politics - diplomacy; economy; defense - security), on Myanmar's relationship with ASEAN and China. At the same time, it gives a forecast on the trend of US-Myanmar relations after 2015.

12. Practical applicability: Used as a reference for students and practitioners majoring in international relations, as well as interested readers; research related to US relations with Myanmar.

13. Further research directions: Continue to research and analyze to clarify the US relationship with Myanmar after 2015.

14. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Vu Thi Phuong Loan 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 29, 1988 4. Place of birth: Yen Bang, Y Yen, Nam Dinh

5. Admission decision number: 2979/QD-XHNV-SDH, Dated: 28^thDecember 2012 by the Director of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: N/A

7. Official thesis title: The relations of US – Myanmar from 1990 to 2015

8. Major: International relations Code: 60.31.02.06

9. Supervisors: Associate Professor Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy – Lecture of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

This thesis presents about the overview of international and Southeast Asia situation, the policy of the United State to this region and Myanmar; changes in internal, external policies of Myanmar which impact on the relationship between the US and Myanmar during 1990 – 2015. The thesis also prescribes position and role of Myanmar in relations with other powers, especially US, China and the relation between US and Myanmar before 1990s.

The thesis makes clear about the US – Myanmar relations during 1990-2009, and its progresses in politic – diplomacy, economy – trade and security – military section in 2009-2015 period.

The thesis also mentions several impacts (positive and negative) of the US and Myanmar relation in 1990-2015 on situation of the US and Myanmar (including politic – diplomacy, economy – trade and security – military), the relation between Myanmar and ASEAN and China. At the same time, it brings some forecasts about the trend in the US – Myanmar relations in the future.

11. Practical applicability:

Used as a reference for students, professional students of international relations, as well as those interested readers; studies related to the relations of the US and Myanmar.

12. Further research directions:

Research, analysis and clarification of the relations between the US and Myanmar in the period after 2015.

13. Thesis-related publications: N/A