1. Student's full name: Nguyen Ba Trong 2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: April 24, 1986
4. Place of birth: Thanh Cao, Thanh Oai, Hanoi
5. Decision No. 4420/2019/QD-XHNV dated November 26, 2019, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.
6. Changes in the training process: None
7. Thesis title: “Adjustments to the defense and security policies of ASEAN countries during the period 2010 - 2020”.
8. Major: International Relations; Code: 8310601.01
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Le Lena, Lecturer, Faculty of International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
10. Summary of the thesis results:
This thesis clarifies the factors influencing the adjustment of ASEAN countries' defense and security policies from 2010 to 2020. External factors play a fundamental decisive role, while internal factors act as a driving force behind the adjustment of ASEAN countries' defense and security policies. Among the external factors, the "global context" factor is the dominant one, directly impacting and guiding other factors.
Based on the influencing factors, this thesis analyzes and clarifies the process of adjusting the defense and security policies of ASEAN countries. The main objective of this adjustment is to strengthen the protection of sovereignty and internal political security, enhance defense capabilities, and balance competition among major powers in the region.
Furthermore, the thesis also assessed the effectiveness of the adjustment of ASEAN countries' defense and security policies. On the one hand, the adjustments have helped ASEAN enhance its capacity to protect its sovereignty; on the other hand, they have helped ASEAN gradually balance the power competition among countries in the region. In addition, the thesis also assessed the impact and offered recommendations for adjusting Vietnam's defense and security policy in the future.
11. Published works related to the thesis: 2 scientific articles published in the journal "Modern Defense Knowledge" published by General Department II.
- Regarding the defense procurement process of some ASEAN countries
- Singapore's defense development policy
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: NGUYEN BA TRONG 2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: April 24, 1986
4. Place of birth: Thanh Cao, Thanh Oai, Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: No. 4420/2019/QD-XHNV dated November 26, 2019 of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Official thesis title: "The adjustment of defense and security policies of ASEAN countries in the period 2010 - 2020".
7. Major: International relationship 8. Code: 8310601.01
9. Supervisors: Dr. Le Lena, Lecturer at Faculty of International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The thesis has clarified the factors affecting the adjustment of defense and security policies of ASEAN countries in the period from 2010 to 2020. In which, external factors play a fundamental decision role. Internal factors play a driving role in promoting the adjustment of defense and security policies of ASEAN countries. Among the external factors, the factor "World context" is the leading factor, directly affecting and leading other factors.
On the basis of the influencing factors, the thesis has analyzed and clarified the process of adjusting defense and security policies of ASEAN countries. In particular, the main goal of this adjustment is to strengthen the protection of sovereignty, internal political security, improve defense potential as well as balance competition among major countries in the region.
Besides, the thesis has also evaluated the effectiveness of the process of adjusting defense and security policies of ASEAN countries. On the one hand, the adjustment has helped ASEAN improve its sovereignty protection capacity, on the other hand, it has also helped ASEAN gradually balance the power competition of countries in the region. In addition, the thesis has also assessed the impact and made recommendations to adjust the defense and security policy for Vietnam in the coming time.
11. Thesis-related publications:
- About the defense procurement process of some ASEAN countries
- Singapore's defense development policy
