THE FRANCE’S SECURITY STRATEGY
FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC AND IMPLICATIONS FOR VIETNAM
Authors: Dinh Trung Thanh (1), Nguyen Thi Le Vinh (1), Van Ngoc Thanh (2), Nguyen Trong Xuan (3)
Journal of Science
: Tập 49 - Số 4B/2020 : Tr. 91-98
Publishing year: 12/2021
Recently, many European countries are increasingly paying attention to the IndoPacific region. With its military potential, strategic partnership and defense cooperation,
France initially introduced policies towards this important geostrategic area, in order to
strengthen cooperation and partnership with countries in a large region, in which
multilateralism benefits and respect for national law will be essential for regional peace
and security. In the context of that the new world order is being shaped, the strongly
moving regional landscape presents many opportunities for Vietnam to contribute to the
general rules of the game in accordance with international law and regulations and
national interests. This article aims to analyze the content and impact of the French IndoPacific strategy on the region and Vietnam, thereby making policy recommendations for
Vietnam to exploit the positive impacts and limit the negative effects of this policy.
Security strategy; foreign policy; Indo-Pacific region; France; Vietnam.