Vietnam Geopolitics
The last century saw Vietnam situate itself at the confluence of two global dynamics: that of decolonization on the one hand and that of the Cold War on the other. In fact, the growing political and ideological conflict between the two international blocs has rapidly superimposed on the nationalist demands of the peoples once under colonial domination. In 1945 the Viet Minh independence movement, set up in 1941 with an anti-colonial function and led by the nationalist and communist leader Ho Chi-minh, proclaimed the country's independence from France and started guerrilla activities. The reaction of the French government and army, committed to maintaining the influence of Paris in the region as much as possible, led to an escalation of the conflict which led to the division of the country into…