Talking ASEAN on Non-Traditional Security 30 March 2015

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1 Talking ASEAN on Non-Traditional Security 30 March 2015 Addressing Non-Traditional Security Issues in Southeast Asia : Lessons from ASEAN from ASEAN-EU Cooperation By Prof. Dr. Ming-Hsien Wong

2 Talking ASEAN on Addressing Non-Traditional Security Issues in Southeast Asia: Lessons from ASEAN from ASEAN-EU Cooperation

3 Taiwan and East Asia From nontraditional security Threats perspective

4 Outline of talking points 2.What is Taiwan s security

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7 Sea-lane of communication is also belongs to non-traditional security threat

8 Non-traditional security (NTS) issues such as transnational crime, terrorism, disaster relief, information security, climate change, and public health epidemics are now considered core national security issues.

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10 A formal security institution?

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13 2.What is Taiwan s Taiwan s national security environment is both a simple and complex one. It is simple because the only country and military power that can really threaten Taiwan s security and survival is the People s Republic of China (PRC).

14 Taiwan s security environment

15 Taiwan s national security (ROC) is not a normal country

16 2) Taiwan s vital reliance upon the United States security

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18 3) Taiwan s relationship with

19 and Taiwan s de facto foundations (the one China principle issue) and the pace of

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21 Taiwan and regional security and mainland China.

22 Taiwan and East Asian regional borders disputes

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24 Taiwan s national security strategy: maintance of Status-Quo The first pillar od national security is institutionalized exchanges with mainland China.

25 Three pillars of National security strategy

26 The second pillar is Taiwan s By acting as a promoter of

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28 the third pillar is Taiwan s armed forces Ma said the nation s armed forces make up By adhering to a

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30 M503 airline route in Taiwan Strait

31 Non-traditional security cooperation between Taiwan and ASEAN: Opportunities and Challenges? In East Asia numerous multilateral and bilateral forums have already exist for security cooperation, include the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and East Asia Summit (EAS), as well as Track II security processes.

32 Inter-and regional security arrangement in East Asian Region

33 Bilateral alliances, agreements, security dialogues, and mechanisms also provide an equally effective means for cooperation on NTS issues. The big question is if one from this plethora of existent institutions could evolve into a more formal security architecture?

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35 but that would require it to change widen its focus and become more centralized in its approach to issues.

36 Taiwan s Experience :homeland security mechanism

37 Scopes of NTS in Taiwan managing the country s borders;

38 Exercise of Taiwan s homeland security exercise The Wan an (Total Security)

39 From cabinet level

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42 Conclusion

43 Conclusion-2 3. Regarding China s rise and its

44 Conclusion-3