GIGW-C11: Security §

Class: IS402 Created Time: December 15, 2021 2:10 PM Database: Class Notes Database Last Edited Time: March 20, 2022 10:56 PM Type: Presentation Notes

• Perception of security changes
• Management of such security issues: recognition existence of security issue, doesn’t mean ability to manage it (non-traditional security issue)

Interpretation of Security §

• Security focus on
  • defending national interests: the freedom from fear and want
  • Security from the threat of nuclear weapons
  • Protection or defense from threats of: Disease, hunger, unemployment, crime, social conflict, political repression, environmental hazard
• Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Issues in SEA:
  • Environmental deterioration and it’s effects
  • Growing pressure on national resources
  • Democracy and human rights
  • Legal and illegal migration and ethnic tension
  • Gaps in wealth and income
  • Separatism, insurgency, and terrorism

ASEAN’s Response to NTS §

• In ASEAN: non-traditionally security issues aren’t a big political or military concern yet
• ASEAN nations have hidden agendas in their FP
  • Vietnam securing many int’ trade agreements
  • Singapore strengthen relations with US for security
• change of direction to reduce NTS issues
  • May 2003: human rights commission
    • But it was voluntary and aren’t binding to the members
    • No actions were agreed upon because non-consensus decision making
• Lack of commitment from ASEAN
  • ASEAN has no problems dealing with pressing issues at the times
  • But no initiative on NTS were implemented

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Case Study: Food Security and Sociopolitical Stability in East and Southeast Asia §

• Food security environments in
  • Rich Asia
  • Emerging Asia
• Political instability is the root of food security issues $\leftrightarrows$Food security also leads back to political instability

Worlds Rice Market §

• Thinness of rice market: how volatile it is