Vietnam Advances Preventive Measures Against Non-Traditional Security Threats

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Vietnam is proactively tackling non-traditional security threats, such as terrorism, cybercrime, human trafficking, and climate change, by expanding international cooperation and advancing preventive measures. According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Takashi Hosoda, an expert at the University of West Bohemia in the Czech Republic, these threats have shifted from military concerns to encompass broader issues affecting human lives. While the state remains essential in safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity, human security should be prioritized. Vietnam's national strategy for preventing and responding to non-traditional security threats to 2030, with a vision to 2045, is a key advancement, but its success depends on flexible decentralisation, early anomaly detection, and enhanced global cooperation.

Key Takeaways:

  • Vietnam is actively advancing preventive measures against non-traditional security threats, including terrorism, cybercrime, human trafficking, and climate change.
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Takashi Hosoda, an expert at the University of West Bohemia in the Czech Republic, emphasized that human security should be placed at the centre, given the direct impact on human lives.
  • Vietnam's national strategy for preventing and responding to non-traditional security threats to 2030, with a vision to 2045, is a key advancement, but its success depends on flexible decentralisation, early anomaly detection, and enhanced global cooperation.
  • The expert welcomed Vietnam's efforts in implementing the national strategy, focusing on climate change, disaster response, cybersecurity, information security, energy security, and water security, disease prevention, and organised crime.
  • Vietnam's "Four No's" defence policy does not hinder its engagement in international cooperation in non-traditional security matters.
  • The expert recommended early detection of irregularities, timely emergency response, and efficient resource mobilisation to cope with these threats.
  • No country can single-handidly combat non-traditional threats, Vietnam should continue deepening cooperation within ASEAN and expanding collaboration with global partners.

Statistics:

  • Vietnam's national strategy for preventing and responding to non-traditional security threats to 2030, with a vision to 2045, covers a range of areas including climate change, disaster response, cybersecurity, information security, energy security, and water security.
  • The strategy aims to achieve flexible decentralisation, early anomaly detection, and enhanced global cooperation to combat non-traditional security threats.
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Takashi Hosoda stressed that non-traditional security threats directly affect human lives, with 23% of global GDP at risk from climate change.
  • The "Four No's" defence policy, introduced by Vietnam in 2013, does not hinder international cooperation in non-traditional security matters.

Sources:

  • Vietnam News Agency
  • University of West Bohemia in the Czech Republic
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Takashi Hosoda, expert at the University of West Bohemia in the Czech Republic