The Non-Aligned Movement and the Vietnam War problem.

Abstract

This article studies the Non-Aligned Movement's efforts to resolve the Vietnam War through each conference.  It uses International Relations theory such as Liberalism and Structural theories to analyze the situation related to the Vietnam War. The research methodology is qualitative to analyze primary and secondary sources related to the Vietnam War and the Non-Aligned Movement under the theories of International Relations and History. The findings are divided into two parts: First, the development of the Non-Aligned Movement, which originated from a group of Third World states uniting to establish a neutral stance without aligning with any major power, guided by the Principle of Panchsheel and the Bandung Conference, a gathering of Third World states, was a crucial starting point for the Non-Aligned Movement, with subsequent expanding membership. Second, the issue of the Vietnam War and the Non-Aligned Movement. This issue discussed primarily focused on the problem of the United States involvement in Vietnam and calling for an end to the United States role in the country. Furthermore, the Non-Aligned Movement called for all parties involved in the Vietnam War to enter into peace negotiations to find a common solution to the war under the Paris Peace Agreement. Subsequently, the Non-Aligned Movement accepted the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, representing the opposition to the South Vietnamese government and the United States, as observer states, which later became full members as representatives of the South Vietnamese people. Later, Non-Aligned Movement member states called for the two Vietnamese states (North and South Vietnam) to jointly manage the problems in Vietnam. After the Vietnam War ended and until the reunification of the two nations, Vietnam officially became a member state of the Non-Aligned Movement in August 1976.