

CONTENTS
No 12 (6-2003)
I. VIETNAM AND OTHER COUNTRIES:
Key-note Address by Prime Minister H.E. Mr: Phan Van Khai at the International Forum: “Viet Nam-Africa: Opportunities for Cooperation and Development in the 21st Century”
II. CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ISSUES:
PHAN DOAN NAM:
The World in 2002: More than One year in Retrospect.
HUNG SON:
Why Iraq?
HOANG ANH TUAN:
Some Reflections on America’s New National Security Strategy.
LE LINH LAN:
The United States and War against Iraq: The Initial Test of the National Security Strategy of the United States of America.
HA HONG HAI:
ASEAN-China relations: Opportunities and Challenges.
DUONG QUOC THANH:
East Asia Economic Cooperation in the post-1997 Financial Crisis and the Possibility of the Establishment of an East Asian Free Trade Area.
III. INFORMATION PAGES:
Final Report of the International Forum “Viet Nam-Africa: Opportunities For Cooperation and Development in the 21st Century”