In the decade (1975-1985) after the end of the Resistance War against the US, Vietnam faced a deep and comprehensive crisis in terms of economy, politics and society. The victory in the resistance war against foreign invaders was not promoted in the period of economic construction and development. The cause of this situation was partly due to the severe devastation of war and natural disasters, but also partly due to the consequences of international relations issues related to Vietnam's policies towards countries including the Soviet Union, the US, China and neighboring Southeast Asian countries.
Since the mid-1980s, changes taking place not only within Vietnam but also regionally and globally have opened up new prospects for open and effective international relations between Vietnam and its partners. From Vietnam’s perspective, the biggest change during that time was the decision to implement the renovation policy officially approved by the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1986. During that short period of time, the country has undergone many changes in politics, economy, culture, society and especially foreign relations. From a member country of the Socialist bloc, having economic relations only with countries in the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (SEV) and considering relations with the Soviet Union as the "cornerstone" of its foreign policy, in 1995, Vietnam became a member of ASEAN, ASEM in 1996, APEC in 1998, WTO in 2007 and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2008.
How can a country like Vietnam have such dramatic changes in such a short time? Up to now, there are still many different opinions about the causes, content and results of Vietnam's foreign policy innovation. The first group of opinions believes that the innovation in Vietnam's foreign policy is only a situational response to the rapid developments of the world situation, not a proactive, calculated and carefully prepared perception in advance. The second group of opinions believes that the results that Vietnam has achieved in its foreign policy, although impressive, are still limited and do not fully reflect the country's potential. The third group of opinions believes that, although it has implemented the foreign policy innovation for 25 years, Vietnam is still confused, does not have a clear foreign strategy and appropriate policies when the world and regional situation is changing rapidly and complicatedly.
With the aim of contributing to clarifying the above questions, this book analyzes the process of formation, movement and development of Vietnam's foreign policy of innovation from 1986 to 2015, thereby evaluating the outstanding achievements, drawing lessons, and pointing out the limitations that need to be overcome, in order to perfect foreign policy in the coming time. With that purpose, the book consists of three chapters:
Chapter One: Causes of the formation of the foreign policy of renovation. This chapter focuses on analyzing the factors affecting the process of forming the foreign policy of renovation as the basis for understanding why the Communist Party of Vietnam made the decision to innovate in general and foreign policy in particular in 1986.
Chapter 2: The process of formation and development of Vietnam's foreign policy of innovation 1986-2015. The main content of chapter three is to systematically present from a historical perspective the process of formation of Vietnam's foreign policy from 1986-2015, through analyzing the basic content of documents of party congresses and other documents of the Party to answer the question: What are the basic contents of the foreign policy of innovation, how was it formed and adjusted through each stage.
Chapter 3: Results of implementing the foreign policy of innovation. This chapter focuses on evaluating the achievements that Vietnam's foreign policy of innovation has made in both cognitive and practical aspects. On that basis, chapter three also draws some lessons and makes some recommendations to contribute to implementing the foreign policy of innovation more effectively.
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