ASEAN Maritime Security Cooperation

The ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM+)³ is an important forum dedicated to strengthening security and defense cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the Asia Pacific region. In this sense, the present study guide is intended to bring information about the first topic that shall be discussed in the ADMM+ of the XIV UFRGSMUN. This topic is "Maritime Security in Southeast Asia" and it addresses issues related to regional and international security in the waters of the region of Southeast Asian, namely the South China Sea.

Andalas Journal of International Studies (AJIS), 2022

Jurnal Global & Strategis

The importance of the sea in the current era of globalization has called all countries for managing their interests at sea as well as their common concern collectively, cooperatively and inclusively. By looking at the notions of the sea as a medium of connectivity and sea as a resource coupled with its vulnerability particularly in Indian and Pacific Oceans, Indo-Pacific maritime cooperation towards global ocean governance accordingly are vital to the international stability, a successful of sea-based trading system and sustainability use of the oceans. Therefore this article discusses the rationale of Indo-Pacific Maritime Cooperation, which made possible by the common concern of countries that locate between the Indian and West Pacific ocean maritime, the vulnerabilities of the region and the existence of various ASEAN’s mechanisms on Maritime Security Cooperation as well as regional regime and international law. Nevertheless, ASEAN needs to note some issues relating to its consol...

Kathmandu School of Law Review, 2017

Piracy has continued to be a thriving criminal activity in the seas and pirates are considered to be the enemy of mankind. Recent reports show that more than half of the piracy reports reported have been from the area of Southeast Asia. Along with piracy, armed robbery, illicit trafficking, and smuggling have broadened and deepened the nature and scope of this threat. The Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS III) 1982, SUA Convention, 1988 and the regional agreements establish the legal frameworks then several organizations have enhanced enforcement measures in the suppression of sea perils. This paper attempts to examine the drawbacks in the existing legal framework and maritime security arrangements and to provide suggestions to fill the gaps. It further argues that India should take the lead in entering into a regional maritime security agreement with South and South East Asian nations within the ambit of UNCLOS 1982. This is important in the background of South China Sea Dispute an...

Journal of Governance

The primary goal is to evaluate the regional maritime security problems that Indonesia is now confronting. As is well known, with the beginning of the twenty-first century came the introduction of a new word in regional maritime architecture. The significance of the sea in the current era of globalization has prompted all countries to manage their maritime interests and share concerns in a collaborative, cooperative, and inclusive manner, according to the United Nations. Throughout the period, Indonesia grew more connected than it had been previously. Indonesia, located in Southeast Asia, rose to prominence as a worldwide power in this century. Of course, as a result of its actions, new issues in maritime security have arisen. International relations, maritime cooperation, port and shipping sectors, as well as comparative politics and international relations, as well as Southeast Asian politics and society, will find this article of interest on the topic of maritime security.

ASEAN-India Development and Cooperation Report 2021: Avenues for Cooperation in Indo-Pacific (AIDCR-2021), 2020

The paper is part of ASEAN-India Report 2021 to be released by MEA, Govt of India on 10 Nov 20. It undertakes a realistic examination of the potential for cooperation between India and the ASEAN on holistic maritime security, which includes maritime safety and good order at sea, and also negotiating the complex issue of major-power maritime rivalry in the Indo-Pacific region. The analysis is based on the Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) model.

International Journal of Education and Social Science Research, 2021

The cooperation between maritime stakeholders in an effort to eliminate transnational crime that occurs in the waters of the Malacca Strait is one of the options taken to overcome the limitation of facilities and infrastructure. A good cooperation will certainly have a positive impact on the security at sea, especially in the Malacca Strait. This study focuses on the factors influence the cooperation between the Indonesian Navy's Fleet I Command and the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency to eradicate transnational crime, as well as identifying applicable regulations and problems at the operational level. The method used is qualitative through interviews, observation, and literature study. Basically, both institutions already have the tools needed to work well with others, however there is a need for joint use of existing facilities to achieve synergy through cooperation between the two institutions. The conclusion is that there is still a need for more intensive cooperation between the two institutions and formal interaction through effective cooperation procedures so that efforts to eliminate transnational crime in the waters of the Malacca Strait can run more optimally.

Conference Proceedings on 2nd Annual International Conference on Political Science, Sociology and International Relations, 2012

The ASEAN is once again at the forefront of a super power rivalry, this time between the US and China with the South China Sea as its setting. Against the increasing security dilemma in the South China Sea and threat of great power rivalry, a change in the characterization of the region's security outlook from an essentially military definition to comprehensive security is necessary. This refers to interdependence and cooperation in economic development, scientific research, and a general enhancement of human interactions. The establishment of an ASEAN-led maritime regime against piracy could initiate the foundation for a resolution to the South China Sea disputes and encourage cooperation and foster understanding in Sino-US rivalry in the region.

The importance of ASEAN adheres to the fact that it has strategic and socioeconomic dimension attached to it. In the recent times, the global security prospects brought up new areas to limelight. ASEAN is an emerging community and in the coming years, its importance is going to increase because of the locational factors and the strategic stronghold it has got. The potential areas of resource collaboration and social formulation make ASEAN community one of the interesting area to focus upon. It is also an emerging economic hub, with the increase and investment of FDI and FII in the region; the global order too has expectation from ASEAN.In the areas of infrastructure too ASEAN has taken new initiative as it is the key issue for development and connectivity. The ASEAN members have diverse ethnic groups andlinguistic concerns yet they declare themselves as one community. Here lies the greatness of a community which is important from the broad scenario of the humanitarian and the integral approach it pertains to. In the coming years ASEAN will play the key role in socio-economy and maritime concerns for the prosperous world

Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2018

In addition to facilitating peaceful trade and economic development, sovereign territory, territorial waters and international waters are being used by various criminal groups that pose threats to governments, businesses and civilian population in Southeast Asia. Nonstate criminal maritime activities were not receiving appropriate attention as they were overshadowed by traditional military security challenges. Yet more and more frequently, the non-traditional actors challenge lines of communication, jeopardize access to strategic resources, complicate traditional defence tasks, and harm the environment. Understanding the nature of non-traditional threats, and the ways to combat them, requires international legal, historical and political science analysis within a united problem-oriented approach. A fair critique to pure interest, power and knowledge -based theories of regime formation was developed by E.K. Leonard's 1 , who explained the evolution of the international system from the global governance perspective. The present study is based on the premise that pure nation-state approaches are incapable of providing a theoretical ground for addressing the growing influence of international criminal networks in South East Asia. From an international relations theory perspective, the author of this study agrees with D.Snidal 2 that the hegemonic stability theory has "limits" and is insufficient in describing modern challenges to sustainable international security regime, including non-traditional threats, where collective action is more efficient from an interest and capability standpoint. At the same time the author of this study does not share the viewpoint on "marginalization" 3 of international law in current international order due to its fragmentation and regionalization 4 and "global power shifts" 5 . The United Nations, as a global institution at the top of the vertical hierarchy of international legal order, and the EU as an example of "self-contained" regime along with other subsystems like South East Asia may have different approaches to global governance, international constitutional order, or particular cases such as the measure of infringement of human rights when targeting individuals suspected of terrorist links. Yet international law remains the key part of the Asian and global security regime. The hypothesis of this study is that the "void of governance" regime in territorial and international waters provides lucrative environment for developing terrorism, piracy, environmental degradation, and other criminal activities that pose untraditional threats to the regional security. This "void of governance" regime can be caused by either, or both, de jure or de facto insufficient control over particular marine territories.

Bussecon Review of Social Sciences (2687-2285)

This article analyzes the status quo and cooperation mechanism between ASEAN and China, mainly, the non-traditional security issues in the South China Sea space (SCS). The non-traditional security threats confronting the SCS are complex, diverse and enormous. Amongst those are transnational maritime crimes, marine disaster threat, marine ecological environmental threat, and resource scarcity. Recent trends have demonstrated that the established regimes between ASEAN and China, for non-traditional security cooperation in the SCS, are fragmented mainly due to the absence of integrated and long-term mechanisms. Three reasons hinder the acceleration of the cooperation process: interference from outside powers, insufficient mutual political trust between China and ASEAN members, claimants and divergence of interests in advancing the Code of Conduct (COC) in the SCS. This article aims to analyze the problems and the causes existing between China and ASEAN in dealing with non-traditional s...