Vietnam as 'a Middle Power' on the Example of its Cooperation with Indo-Chinese Countries

• Autorzy: Joanna Dobkowska

Warianty tytułu

Wietnam jako "mocarstwo średniej wielkości" na przykładzie jego współpracy z państwami indochińskimi

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents the process of evolution of Vietnam policy towards other Indochinese countries in the broader context of changes in the direction of Vietnam's foreign policy. Hegemonic aspirations of Hanoi and imposing its domination over Laos and Cambodia during the Cold War were met with the resistance (also armed) and aversion of these countries. However, a departure from the ideological aspect of foreign policy, reorientation to cooperation and the membership in ASEAN have significantly influenced the change in the approach of Vietnam. The withdrawal of troops from Cambodia and the termination of the conflict, the support for the accession of Cambodia and Laos to ASEAN contributed to a significant improvement of the image of Vietnam in the region. Close cooperation - also in the sphere of development - with Vientiane and Phnom Penh, both in the Association, and regardless of its, cause the situation in which Hanoi changes from unwanted hegemony to the accepted leader of Indo-Chinese states. (original abstract)

Artykuł przedstawia proces ewolucji polityki Wietnamu wobec pozostałych państw indochińskich w szerszym kontekście zmiany kierunku wietnamskiej polityki zagranicznej. Hegemonistyczne aspiracje Hanoi i narzucenie swojej dominacji nad Laosem i Kambodżą w czasie zimnej wojny spotkało się z oporem (również zbrojnym) i niechęcią tych państw. Jednak odejście od ideologicznego aspektu polityki zagranicznej, reorientacja na współpracę i członkostwo w ASEAN znacząco wpłynęły na zmianę podejścia Wietnamu. Wycofanie wojsk z Kambodży i zakończenie konfliktu, wsparcie procesu akcesyjnego Kambodży i Laosu do ASEAN wpłynęły na znaczną poprawę wizerunku Wietnamu w regionie. Ścisła współpraca - również rozwojowa - z Vientiane i Phnom Penh zarówno na forum Stowarzyszenia, jak i niezależnie od niego sprawiają, że Hanoi z niechcianego hegemona zmienia się w akceptowanego lidera państw indochińskich. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Foreign policy; International cooperation; International relations

PL

Polityka zagraniczna; Współpraca międzynarodowa; Stosunki międzynarodowe

• Czasopismo: Myśl Ekonomiczna i Polityczna
• Rocznik: 2015
• Numer: nr 3 (50)
• Strony: 115--140

Twórcy

autor

Joanna Dobkowska

• University of Warsaw, doctoral student

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