RUSSIA AND THE PIVOT TO ASIA (II)
RUSSIA AND THE PIVOT TO ASIA (II)
Author(s): Silviu PetreContributor(s): Diana Cristiana Lupu (Translator)
Subject(s): Military history, Political history, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: regional power; terrorism; national reconstruction; Myanmar;
Summary/Abstract: During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’s involvement in the Vietnam War was justified in the name of countering the US intervention and materialised in the form of supplying weapons or sending military advisers. In turn, the Viet Cong capitalised on the involvement of Moscow to counter China’s regional claims. The author opines that, after 1991, the Russian Federation interest in the coastal nation has greatly diminished but it has never totally disappeared, especially as Russia had a military base at Cam Ranh Bay. Although Russia waived the right to use the base, it has not completely lost the interest in the region. A piece of evidence in this regard is the strategic partnership signed with Hanoi in 2001.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 76-82
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
