The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Emergence of Vietnam as a Middle Power

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Pub Date : 2021-12-21 DOI:10.1177/18681034211057569

Le Dinh Tinh, Vu Thi Thu Ngan

引用次数: 7

Abstract

Limited capability and political will have caused the great powers to fail to demonstrate their global leadership in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has created greater room to manoeuvre for other countries to influence international affairs. Preliminary achievements in the fight against the COVID-19 crisis have buttressed the rising global status of small and medium-sized states, including Vietnam. Although Vietnam has recently been recognised as an emerging middle power, scepticism looms regarding whether this higher international status is beyond its capacity. We argue that the pandemic may act as a catalyst for Vietnam to further elevate its strategic role as a middle power on the international stage in the medium and long term.

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新冠肺炎疫情与越南崛起为中等强国

能力和政治意愿有限，导致大国在抗击新冠肺炎疫情中未能发挥全球领导作用，为其他国家影响国际事务提供了更大的回旋余地。在抗击新冠肺炎危机中取得的初步成果，为包括越南在内的中小国家在全球的地位不断提升提供了支撑。尽管越南最近被公认为一个新兴的中等大国，但人们对这种更高的国际地位是否超出了它的能力表示怀疑。我们认为，从中长期来看，疫情可能会成为越南进一步提升其作为国际舞台上中等大国战略作用的催化剂。

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Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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5.00

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审稿时长

8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, published by the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) in Hamburg, is an internationally refereed journal. The publication focuses on current developments in international relations, politics, economics, society, education, environment and law in Southeast Asia. The topics covered should not only be oriented towards specialists in Southeast Asian affairs, but should also be of relevance to readers with a practical interest in the region. For more than three decades, the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs (formerly Südostasien aktuell) has regularly provided – six times per year and in German - insightful and in-depth analyses of current issues in political, social and economic life; culture; and development in Southeast Asia. It continues to be devoted to the transfer of scholarly insights to a wider audience and is the leading academic journal devoted exclusively to this region. Interested readers can access the abstracts and tables of contents of earlier issues of the journal via the webpage http://www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikationen/archiv.