A regional security community in Southeast Asia?

ASEAN established on August 8th 1967 has improving its level. By signing the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN becomes an international organization. Nowadays, ASEAN makes decision on ASEAN Community. ASEAN Community has three pillars, which are ASEAN Political Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community, and ASEAN Socio-Culture Community. ASEAN Community means ASEAN as a unity, as its principle Unity in Diversity. Implementing this vision, it is not only the responsibility of ASEAN itself, but also every member nations of ASEAN have to take part to reach the goal of ASEAN Vision 2020, which accelerate to 2015. Indonesia as one of founding nations of ASEAN tries to take responsibility and participate on ASEAN goals, include implementing and reaching the ASEAN Community. ASEAN Political Security Community (APSC) aims at making ASEAN and Southeast Asia region as a stable, safe, and prosper region. Indonesia commits to take responsibility for making APSC�s goals success. This research tries to analyze the role of Indonesia in making ASEAN as a stable, safe and prosper region.

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Maritime Terrorism Network: Threat and Security in Contemporary Southeast Asia

Walisongo Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan ◽

10.21580/ws.26.1.2274 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 115

Author(s):

Herdi Sahrasad ◽

Al Chaidar ◽

M. Akmal ◽

Saifullah Ali ◽

Nanda Amalia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Regional Security ◽

Maritime Piracy ◽

Terrorist Groups ◽

Abu Sayyaf Group ◽

Long Time ◽

World Class ◽

Security Concern ◽

Abu Sayyaf

<p>Southeast Asia is a region that is vulnerable to terrorism. Of the total terrorism cases that occurred in the world, 50 percents occurred in this region. Mindanao is one of the regions in Southeast Asia that since a long time ago has been the basis of world-class terrorism. This situation is getting worse due to the presence of terrorist groups with a strong tradition of maritime piracy. The nexus between terrorism and piracy makes the issue of maritime terrorism in Southeast Asia a regional security concern. Abu Sayyaf Group is a terrorist group in the Southern Philippines that is very well-known but difficult to map. This makes the Abu Sayyaf a source of prolonged tension in the Southern Philippines in particular and in the Southeast Asia region in general. This study is a field observation that uses descriptive analysis to reveal the details of the Abu Sayyaf and the issue of terrorism in Mindanao.</p>

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Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia: ASEAN and the Problem of Regional Order. By Amitav Acharya. New York: Routledge, 2001. 234p. $90.00 cloth, $29.95 paper.

American Political Science Review ◽

10.1017/s0003055402880248 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 96 (02) ◽

pp. 460-461

Author(s):

David Arase

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Security Community ◽

Regional Order

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Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia

10.4324/9780203939239 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 84

Author(s):

Amitav Acharya

Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

Security Community

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Regional Security Community Arrangement in Africa

Reimagining Security Communities ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-70869-6_3 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 81-125

Author(s):

Francis Onditi ◽

Gilad Ben-Nun ◽

Edmond M. Were ◽

Israel Nyaburi Nyadera

Keyword(s):

Regional Security ◽

Security Community

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Regional Security Community Theory

Reimagining Security Communities ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-70869-6_1 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-48

Author(s):

Francis Onditi ◽

Gilad Ben-Nun ◽

Edmond M. Were ◽

Israel Nyaburi Nyadera

Keyword(s):

Regional Security ◽

Security Community ◽

Community Theory

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Conclusion Reflections on political change, democratic transitions, and regional security in Southeast Asia

Political Change, Democratic Transitions and Security in Southeast Asia ◽

10.4324/9780203867495-15 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 156-163

Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

Political Change ◽

Regional Security ◽

Democratic Transitions

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Criticizing the Handling of Rohingya Refugees in Southeast Asia by ASEAN and Its Members

Politika Jurnal Ilmu Politik ◽

10.14710/politika.10.2.2019.211-219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 229

Author(s):

Widya Priyahita Pudjibudojo

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Policy Analysis ◽

Standing Position ◽

Security Threat ◽

Cultural Issue ◽

Security Community ◽

Policy Responses ◽

Humanistic Approach ◽

Political Security

This article is a combination of scientific and policy papers. It will critically review how the Rohingya refugees were handled in Southeast Asia. The method used is qualitative policy analysis. The author will compare the statements contained in the ASEAN Charter, the Blueprint of the ASEAN Political-Security Community, and the ASEAN Declaration of Human Rights (AHRD) as legal umbrellas which guarantee the fulfilment of human rights in Southeast Asia with the policy responses of ASEAN and some of its members (Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia) toward the flow of Rohingya refugees. The policy analysis will target the substance and implications of the refugees. In general, there are two approaches to refugee policies, ‘security’ with an orientation toward state sovereignty and ‘humanism (human security)’ which is pro-refugee. The author uses the second approach as a framework and a standing position. Based on the results of the analysis, the security approach is far more dominant in the handling of Rohingya than humanism. The wave of Rohingya refugees is read as a security threat, economic burden, potential cultural issue, and other negative things that ultimately put the refugees in a worse position. The author criticizes this and suggests a number of recommendations to pursue a more humanistic approach.

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