Major Research Institutes

(Bqp.vn) - The Institute for Defence Strategy is a research institution on defence and military issues. It plays the role of a consultative organ on issues related to national defence, military and defence diplomacy, conducting research on international, regional and domestic situations, analysing and forecasting potential threats to Viet Nam’s national defence, conducting research on issues of military ideology, guidelines and doctrines, the art of war, modes of warfare, economic-national defence issues, proposing the directions for the organisation and construction of the armed forces, the VPA's leadership and command system, providing strategic recommendations on defence diplomacy, and participating in defence diplomacy as assigned by the Ministry of National Defence.

The Institute of Military Social Sciences and Humanities is tasked with conducting research on the development and application of social sciences and humanities knowledge to the military, as well as theoretical and practical issues of defending the Homeland, and building the all-people national defence and the Vietnamese people's armed forces.

The Institute for Military Science and Technology is a research institution on military science and technology that conducts research on and develops equipment and weapons for the VPA to meet the requirements of modern warfare, simultaneously doing research on sciences, techniques and technologies for civilian use.

Viet Nam Institute for Military History is a historical research institution of the VPA in charge of doing research on the military history of Viet Nam and the world in order to draw lessons and experience that serve the tasks of the Homeland’s construction and protection at present and in the future.

The Institute for Defence International Relations is a strategic research institution, which is tasked with conducting research on foreign defence relations and policies, simultaneously providing policy recommendations, participating in defence and security external relations activities both multilaterally and bilaterally as well as bilateral dialogues, building, consolidating and expanding relations with international and domestic research institutions for academic exchanges and issues of common interest.