Master’s Thesis Discusses the Geopolitical Analysis of Power Elements in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
On Monday morning, March 4, 2024, a master’s thesis was discussed in the Hall of Knowledge at the College of Education for Humanities at the University of Kerbala. The thesis was in the Department of Applied Geography and was presented by the student (Sattar Atiyah Khushan) and entitled “Geopolitical Analysis of Power Elements in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”.
The thesis was supervised by Assistant Professor Dr. (Fadhel Hassan Kattah). The thesis consisted of an introduction, a conclusion, and five chapters. The first chapter dealt with the geographical and economic elements and their role in building the power of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The second chapter was entitled “Economic Elements and Their Impact on the Power of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”. The third chapter was entitled “Structures of the Political System and Its Role in Building the Power of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”. The fourth chapter dealt with the indicators of state power and their applications to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The fifth chapter dealt with the determinants of state power in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The study concluded with the most important conclusions reached by the study.
The study aims to research the field of state power and study the impact of natural, human, and economic elements in building the power of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Vietnam is one of the leading experiences in Asia. This development experience can be benefited from and considered a model that can be applied in other countries that resemble the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and have the same circumstances and capabilities. In addition, the study highlights the power of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which lies in the geographical, economic, military, political, and cultural aspects and its regional and international influence due to its possession of the elements of hard and soft power. It ranks among the top twenty countries in the world in terms of employment rate and low unemployment in the labor market.
The study concluded with a number of conclusions, the most important of which are:
* Vietnam is an industrial and commercial model that can be adopted by countries that want to achieve construction and development. The private sector has been recognized as a major driver of the national economy.
* Vietnam’s experience in combating corruption is one of the most successful experiences in Southeast Asia, led by the Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and has shown remarkable results.
* The most important determinants of foreign policy that affect Vietnam are the US-China competition for control of the South China Sea region, and the dispute with China over sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly Islands.
After a thorough scientific discussion by the scientific committee for the discussion headed by Professor Dr. (Alia Hussein Ali), the thesis was approved and the student was awarded a Master’s degree in Applied Geography.
The discussion was attended by the Dean of the College, Professor Dr. (Sabah Wajid Ali), the Assistant Dean for Scientific Affairs, Professor Dr. (Muyyad Imran Jihad), and a number of the college’s lecturers and students.
