TTLV: US-Russia relations on the issue of missile defense systems in Europe (2001-2016)

1. Student's full name: Dang Thi Hanh 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: November 27, 1994

4. Place of birth: Tri Phuong - Tien Du - Bac Ninh

5. Decision to recognize student No. 1698 July 11, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis topic: US-Russia relations in the issue of missile defense system in Europe (2001-2016)

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

9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy

10. Summary of thesis results:

With the topic "US-Russia relations in the issue of missile defense system in Europe", the author hopes to be able to exploit more deeply the issue of nuclear weapons, especially the missile defense shield system in Europe, the specific deployment of the US in each period and the reactions of Russia. At the same time, the author also studies its impact on the relationship between the two superpowers that influence the world, the US and Russia, and the impact on the security environment in Europe.

The thesis consists of three main parts: Introduction, Content and Conclusion. The main content is divided into three (03) chapters.

Chapter 1 introduces the most general issues about the missile defense system in Europe, through which readers can understand what a missile defense system is as well as its characteristics, role and the views of the US and NATO in deploying a missile defense system in Europe.

Chapter 2 is the most important chapter in the author's research, focusing on the in-depth study of the US missile defense system deployment in Europe and Russia's response to this issue. The author studies the issue of deploying the defense system in Europe through two periods, the George Walker Bush administration and the Barack Hussein Obama administration. In this part, the author points out the differences in security strategies, the changes in security strategies of the two periods, from which, focusing on exploiting the plan as well as the deployment of the missile defense system in Europe. To understand Russia's reaction, the author studies Russia's political views as well as responses in each period regarding the missile defense system in Europe. Through chapter two, readers can see the differences in security strategies through the presidential terms, thereby seeing more specifically how the US deployed the missile defense system in Europe through each stage as well as its impact on Russia, leading to Russia's corresponding reactions and countermeasures.

From the issues studied in chapters 1 and 2, chapter 3 the author focuses on assessing the impact of the US missile defense system in Europe, specifically the impact on the common security environment in Europe, the impact on US-Russia relations and the impact on Russia-NATO relations.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Dang Thi Hanh 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: November 27, 1994

4. Place of birth: Tri Phuong, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province

5. Admission decision number: 1698/QD- XHNV July 11 2917 by the Principal of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: US-Russia relations in the issue of missile defense systems in Europe

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

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

10. Summary of the findings of thesis:

With the topic of "US-Russia relations in the issue of missile defense systems in Europe", the author wants to explore more deeply about nuclear weapons, especially the American deployment of defense systems in Europe through each period and the response of Russia.

At the same time, the author also studied its impact on the relationship of the two superpowers - the United States and Russia, and the impact on the European security environment.

The thesis consists of three main parts: Introduction, Content and Conclusion. The main content is divided into three (03) chapters.

Chapter 1 introduces the most general issues about missile defense systems in Europe, providing readers with general information about missile defense systems, such as definition and its roles and characteristics, as well as the opinions of the US and NATO about deploying missile defense systems in Europe.

Chapter 2 - the most important chapter in the author's research, focusing on the US's deployment of missile defense systems in Europe and the reaction of Russia. The author studied the problem of deploying the defense system in Europe over two periods: the George Walker Bush administration and the Barack Hussein Obama administration. In this section, the author distinguishes between their security strategies and the change in security strategies of two periods, then focus on their plans of deploying missile defense systems in Europe.

In order to understand the Russian reaction, the author investigates Russian political views and responses in each period.

Therefore, chapter 02 provides readers with differences in security strategies through American presidencies, help them see more specifically the implementation of the US defense system in Europe through each period, as well as its impact on Russia, leading to their response and action.

From the issues studied in chapters 1 and 2, in chapter 3, the author focuses on assessing the impact of US missile defense systems in Europe, particularly the impact on the general security environment in Europe, on US-Russia relations and Russia-NATO relations.