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ENHANCING ASEAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION FOR ASEAN COMMUNITY BUILDING : THE WAY FORWARD

ENHANCING ASEAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION FOR ASEAN COMMUNITY BUILDING : THE WAY FORWARD. DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE STAFF DIVISION (DISD). 1. INTRODUCTION. AMIIM. PROMOTES ASEAN’S ROLE AS A REGIONAL ENTITY WITH ENHANCED SECURITY CHARACTERISTICS

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ENHANCING ASEAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION FOR ASEAN COMMUNITY BUILDING : THE WAY FORWARD

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  1. ENHANCING ASEAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION FOR ASEAN COMMUNITY BUILDING : THE WAY FORWARD DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE STAFF DIVISION (DISD) 1

  2. INTRODUCTION AMIIM • PROMOTES ASEAN’S ROLE AS A REGIONAL ENTITY WITH ENHANCED SECURITY CHARACTERISTICS • IMPORTANT CHANNEL TOWARDS BUILDING CONFIDENCE, IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING AND STRENGTHENING COOPERATION 2 2

  3. INTRODUCTION • ASEAN FACES NUMEROUS SECURITY ISSUES WHICH HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON REGIONAL SECURITY • MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATIONS OF ASEAN MUST ENHANCE COOPERATION BETWEEN EACH OTHER 3

  4. SCOPE • CURRENT INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION • THE NEED TO ENHANCE COOPERATION • THE WAY FORWARD • CONCLUSION 4 4

  5. CURRENT INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION • SIMPLE INTELLIGENCE EXCHANGES HAVE DEVELOPED INTO JOINT • OPERATIONS ON COMMON BORDERS, REGULAR CONTACTS • BETWEEN HIGH-LEVEL MILITARY OFFICIALS, JOINT MARITIME • SURVEILLANCE PATROLS AS WELL AS A SERIES • OF MILITARY EXERCISES 5

  6. CURRENT INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION • INTELLIGENCE-SHARING AND EXCHANGE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP CLOSER TIES AND DISCUSS COMMON INTELLIGENCE CHALLENGES IN DEALING WITH NON-TRADITIONAL • SECURITY THREATS 6

  7. CURRENT INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION PREVIOUS AMIIM MEETINGS 1ST AMIIM - INDONESIA (2001) 2ND AMIIM - BRUNEI (2003) 3RD AMIIM - MALAYSIA (2005) 4TH AMIIM - PHILIPPINE (2006) 5TH AMIIM - SINGAPORE (2007) 6TH AMIIM - THAILAND (2008) 7TH AMIIM - VIETNAM (2010) 8TH AMIIM - INDONESIA (2011) 9TH AMIIM - CAMBODIA (2012) 10TH AMIM - BRUNEI (2013) 11TH AMIIM - MYANMAR (2014) 12TH AMIIM - MALAYSIA (2015) 13TH AMIIM - LAOS (2016) 7

  8. CURRENT INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION ASEAN MILITARIES ANALYST-TO-ANALYST INTELLIGENCE EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED IN 2011 TO DEVELOP NETWORKING BETWEEN ANALYSTS AND TO ENHANCE MILITARY COOPERATION THROUGH SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED 8

  9. CURRENT INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION PREVIOUS AMAAIE MEETINGS 1ST AMAAIE - PHILIPPINE (2011) 2ND AMAAIE - INDONESIA (2014) 3RD AMAAIE - BRUNEI (2015) 4TH AMAAIE - MALAYSIA (2016) 9

  10. THE NEED TO ENHANCE COOPERATION SOUTHEAST ASIA IS FACING GREATER SECURITY UNCERTAINTIES WHEREBY CHALLENGES ARE GLOBAL IN NATURE AS A RESULT OF GLOBALIZATION 10

  11. THE NEED TO ENHANCE COOPERATION ISLAMIC STATE (IS) THE THREAT HAS SPREAD TO SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH THE REGION BECOMING ONE OF THE KEY RECRUITING GROUNDS FOR FOREIGN FIGHTERS 11

  12. THE NEED TO ENHANCE COOPERATION ISLAMIC STATE (IS) BANGKOK BOMBING 2015 JAKARTA ATTACKS 2016 RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS ARE REMINDERS THAT THE THREAT IS SERIOUS AND DEMONSTRATES THE NEED TO ENHANCE INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION 12

  13. THE NEED TO ENHANCE COOPERATION SOUTH CHINA SEA (SCS) ISSUE THE ONGOING DISPUTES REMAIN A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE WITH CHINA ADOPTING AN INCREASINGLY ASSERTIVE POSTURE. GREATER DEGREE OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IS REQUIRED THROUGH ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION 13

  14. THE NEED TO ENHANCE COOPERATION INTERACTION AMONG GREAT POWER AGGRESSIVE MILITARY POSTURES OF BOTH STATES WILL INFLUENCE SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS OF THE WIDER PACIFIC REGION 14

  15. THE NEED TO ENHANCE COOPERATION CYBER THREAT POSES NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ON CRITICAL MILITARY / GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAS RESULTED IN AN INTELLIGENCE GAP THAT CAN ONLY BE REMEDIED BY INCREASING COOPERATION 15

  16. THE NEED TO ENHANCE COOPERATION INTELLIGENCE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL IN COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL THREATS, TO ENHANCE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS,INTELLIGENCE SHOULD BE CONTINUALLY SHARED 16

  17. THE WAY FORWARD ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION IMPERATIVE FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATIONS TO REMAIN ENGAGED, SHARE INFORMATION OF MUTUAL CONCERN AND STRENGTHEN COOPERATION 17 17

  18. THE WAY FORWARD • ESTABLISH DEDICATED LINK OF OFFICERS WHO ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON SPECIFIC ISSUES TO FACILITATE EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION THROUGH REGULAR CONTACT • ATTACHMENT OF INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS ON A BILATERAL BASIS TO CONDUCT JOINT RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT ON SECURITY ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN • CONDUCT JOINT CROSS - TRAINING EXERCISES AND COURSES TO PROMOTE GREATER COORDINATION 18

  19. “ IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE BUT THERE IS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE IT ” MIKE MCCONNELL DIR OF NATIONAL INT US (2007 – 2009) 19

  20. CONCLUSION • ASEAN SHALL REMAIN RELEVANT IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES TO REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY • ASEAN MILITARIES CAN REALISE THE ASEAN 2025 OBJECTIVES BY WORKING WITH EACH OTHER, BILATERALLY, REGIONALLY AND MULTILATERALLY 20 20

  21. THANK YOU 21 21

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