TTLV: The nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the period 2012 - 2017

1. Student's full name:LE HIEP LAM2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: 06/07/1978

4. Place of birth: Thu - Luong Tai - Bac Ninh

5. Decision on recognition of student No. 2769/QD-XHNV dated October 27, 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 name:The nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2012 - 2017.

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

9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis has mentioned the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the period of 2012 - 2017 and updated information related to this issue up to 2019. During this period, under the influence of many factors, both endogenous and exogenous, North Korea was determined to promote the development program of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. The outstanding results in the nuclear and ballistic missile program have helped North Korea confidently declare the completion of the national nuclear force, become a nuclear weapons state and begin to move to the second phase of the Song Tien policy.

The qualitative change in the North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile issue during this period has had a strong impact on the security environment and international relations in the region. The interaction between the parties involved in the North Korean nuclear issue (North Korea, the United States, China, South Korea, Russia, Japan) during this period has created a new turning point for the current denuclearization process on the Korean peninsula.

Vietnam is not directly involved in the North Korean nuclear issue, but it has been and is suffering certain impacts from this issue. During the period 2012 - 2017, Vietnam - North Korea relations deteriorated, even at times facing the risk of collapse. However, along with the positive movement of the issue, Vietnam - North Korea relations have been restored and developed. The denuclearization process on the Korean peninsula is also facing new opportunities, with the possibility of being resolved by relevant parties in the near future.

11. Practical applicability: The thesis can be used as a reference for research and teaching on international relations.

12. Further research directions:

13. Published works related to the thesis:

                                                                           INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name:LE HIEP LAM2. Sex: Male

3. Date of Birth: July 6^th 1978

4. Place of birth: Thua Town, Luong Tai District, Bac Ninh Province

5. Admission decision number: 2769/QD-XHNV October 27^th2017 by the Principal of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title:Democratic People's Republic of Koreanuclear issue from 2012 to 2017

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

9. Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis has mentioned the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 2012 to 2017 and also updated information related to this issue until 2019. During this period, there were both subjective and objective reasons that made North Korea determined to speed up its program of developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. The outstanding results in the nuclear program and ballistic missile helped North Korea confidently declare having completed national nuclear forces and becoming a nation possessing nuclear weapons; began to launch the second phase of the dual-track policy.

In this period, the qualitative change of North Korea's nuclear and ballistic issues played a great influence over the regional security environment and international relations. The interaction between the parties related to the Korean nuclear issue (North Korea, the United States, China, South Korea, Russia, and Japan) has created a new turning point for the process of denuclearization, which can be seen on the Korean Peninsula today.

Although Vietnam is not directly related to the North Korean nuclear issue, it has been affecting Vietnam at some points. In the period from 2012 to 2017, the relationship of Vietnam and Korea became worse, even facing the risk of collapse. However, the relation has been restored and developed thanks for some positive changes in the issue. There are now more and more new opportunities brought to the process of denuclearization, which means that the problem will likely be resolved by the related parties in the near future.

11. Practical applicability: The thesis can be used as a reference for studying and teaching in International Relations major.

12. Further research directions:

13. Thesis-related publications: