Security Cooperation in Southeast Asia:

Security Cooperation in Southeast Asia:

International Security Challenges

Professor Carl Thayer
Presentation to [deleted]
Presentation to [deleted]
June 9, 2010
 Introduction
• Security –– what is being secured?
Security what is being secured?
• National Security
• Collective security
• Cooperative security
Cooperative security
• Comprehensive security
– National resilience/regional resilience
• Human securityy
• Sub‐regional  • US PACOM 
multilateralism Theatre 
• FPDA E
Engagement
• ReCAAP
Middle 
Hierarchical 
Hierarchical
powers 
under U.S. 
operating 
Leadership
as equals

Exclusive 
Exclusive ASEAN‐led 
ASEAN led
East Asian  multi‐
Regionalism lateralism
• ASEAN Plus  • ASEAN Regional 
Three (China,  Forum
Japan, South  • ADMM‐Plus
Korea)
Five Power Defence Arrangements
Five Power Defence

Malaysia

United 
Singapore
Kingdom FPDA 
C
Consultative 
lt ti
Forum

New 
Zealand
Australia
 Traditional U.S. Alliance Network

Japan

South 
ANZUS
Korea
Hub and 
spokes
USA
Thailand Taiwan

Philippines
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 Hierarchical U.S.‐Led
Hierarchical U.S. Led

Allies Australia Philippines Thailand

Strategic  Singapore
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P t
Partners

Potential  I d
Indonesia
i M l i
Malaysia  Vi t
Vietnam
Partners
ASEAN‐led
ASEAN led Multilateralism
Multilateralism
 ASEAN Regional Forum
ASEAN Regional Forum
Brunei China Myanmar
y
Indonesia European Union Cambodia
Malaysia Japan Mongolia
Philippines South Korea North Korea
Singapore New Zealand
New Zealand India
Thailand PNG Pakistan
Vietnam Russia Timor Leste
Timor‐Leste
Australia United States Bangladesh
C d
Canada L
Laos S iL k
Sri Lanka
Security Dialogue Forum
Security Dialogue Forum
 ASEAN 
Summit

Consultative 
Council

Political 
Economic  Socio‐Cultural 
Security 
y
Council Council
Council
Defence Sectoral Group
ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting
ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting
• ASEAN 
Defence
ADSOM
Senior 
Officials

ADSOM 
Working 
Group

• National 
Defence & 
NADI
Security 
Security
Institutes
ASEAN Defence Ministers
ASEAN Defence Plus
Ministers Plus
China

Russia USA

New 
e
A t li
Australia ADMM Zealand

South 
Japan
Korea

India
Exclusive East Asian Regionalism
g

China

Japan ASEAN

South 
Korea Focus on non‐traditional security
Australia and the Region
Australia and the Region
Australia

U.S. alliance 
network
FPDA & 
bilaterals
ASEAN‐led 
multi‐
lateralism
Australia and the Region
Australia and the Region