MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION
1. Student's full name:Trinh Thi Thuy Van
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: December 25, 1978
4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2811/2016/QD-XHNV-DT dated August 18, 2016 signed by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in training process: None.
7. Thesis topic name:The Islamic Element in US-Indonesia Relations 2001-2016
8. Major: International Relations Code: 60.31.02.06
9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, working at the Faculty of International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis has researched and clarified three main contents: Characteristics of Islam in Indonesia and US policy towards Islam in the period 2001-2016; Issues related to Islam in US - Indonesia relations in the period 2001-2016; Trends in US policy towards Islam and its impact on US - Indonesia relations as well as on international relations.
Based on the general characteristics of Islam in Indonesia and the US policy towards Islam in the period 2001-2016, the thesis focused on studying the US policies towards Islam in Indonesia in the period 2001-2016, especially the US policy in building relations with Indonesia to serve as a model for relations between the US and Muslim countries and bilateral cooperation activities related to counter-terrorism as well as cooperation in Islamic education to reduce radicalism in Islam in Indonesia. In addition, the thesis also mentioned the trend of President Donald Trump's Islamic policy after more than a year in office and the reactions of other countries as well as Indonesia to assess the impacts of the above policies on international relations.
There have been many works and research articles on the US anti-terrorism policy, the US-Indonesia relationship in the fight against terrorism and the expansion of democracy. However, there has not been a comprehensive study on the US-Indonesia relationship related to Islamic issues. This thesis has collected and selectively absorbed the above research results, at the same time supplementing and clarifying issues that have not been mentioned or not mentioned in depth in order to highlight the cooperation activities related to Islam between the US and Indonesia. The research results are of profound theoretical and practical significance.
11. Practical application:
The thesis has pointed out the impacts of the US's Islamic policies on the US-Indonesia relationship as well as on international relations. From the perspective of policy researchers, the thesis contributes to providing a scientific basis for assessing the relationship between the US and the Islamic world, thereby determining the policies and priorities for cooperation between Vietnam and the US in the near future, especially in the issue of religion.
12. Further research directions:
The Islamic world and the US-Islamic relations are always present in international politics. Meanwhile, Indonesia, as the largest Muslim country in the world, will continue to be a reliable partner of the US in Islamic cooperation and counter-terrorism cooperation, especially in the context that after suffering failures in the Middle East, Islamic extremists are seeking to flee to Indonesia to expand their activities. Therefore, the Islamic relations between the US and Indonesia as well as Indonesia's role as a bridge in the US's Islamic policy will be an interesting and highly topical topic.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Trinh Thi Thuy Van 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: December 25, 1978 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa
5. Admission decision number: 2811/2016/QD-XHNV-DT dated August 18, 2016 signed by Principal of VNU University of Social Sciences and Mumanities.
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: Islam Factor in America and Indonesia relations from 2001 to 2006
8. Major: International Relations Code: 60.31.02.06
9. Supervisors: Deputy Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Associate Professor of Political Science and Senior Lecturer of Division of Faculty of International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Mumanities, Hanoi National University.
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The thesis has focused on and clarified three main contents.: The Islamic characteristics in Indonesia and the US policy towards the Islam, period 2001 - 2016; Islamic related issues in the relation between US - Indonesia, period 2001 - 2016; The tendency of the US policy towards the Islam and its impact on the US - Indonesia relations and the International relations as well.
By generalizing the Islamic characteristics in Indonesia and the US policy towards the Islam, period 2001 - 2016, the thesis puts its focus on the US policy towards the Islam, period 2001 - 2016, specifically the US policy in building its relation with Indonesia as a model for the country's relations with other Islamic countries as well as the billateral cooperations for anti-terrorism and education, aiming at minimizing the Islam's extremism in Indonesia. Besides, the thesis also mentioned the tendency in the Islamic policy of President Donald Trump after more than one year in office, reaction of other countries and Indonesia to the policy, from that giving the evaluation about the impact of the policy toward the international relations.
Much of works, writings and studies have been mentioned the US anti-terrorism, the US - Indonesia relations in anti-terrorism war and democracy expansion. However, not much of those has a comprehensive research on the US - Indonesia relation in the context of Islamic-related issues. The thesis, by summerizing and selectively adopting the findings of the previous studies, while adding its own findings on unmetioned issues, has highlighted the cooperation of Islamic-related issue between the US and Indonesia. The thesis findings are of both theoritical and practical value.
11. Practical applicability, if any:
The thesis has been successfully indicating the impacts of the U.S.'s Islamic policy over the US - Indonesia relationship and other international relations as well. From the policy researchers view points, it also contributes to providing the scientific basis for the evaluation of the relations between the US and Islamic world, thus helping identify the policy and co-operation fields of priority between Vietnam and the US in the coming time, especialy in religion issue.
12. Further research directions, if any:
The Islamic world and its relations with the US have been always present in the international political life. Indonesia, as the world largest Islamic state, will continue to be the US trust partner in Islamic co-operation and anti-terorism, especially in the context when the Islamic exchemists tend to swift their operation to the country after the defeats in the Middle East. The Islamic relations between US - Indonesia as well as Indonesia's connecting role in the U.S.'s Islamic policy will be, therefore, remaining a topic of interest as well as a topical question.
13. Thesis-related publications:
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