亚洲的安全环境

当前,亚洲仍然受到日益严峻和复杂的安全威胁,恐怖主义问题仍然困扰东南亚地区。自从2005年10月1日在巴厘岛发生自杀性爆炸案以来,恐怖主义的威胁更大了。更为严重的是,随着2005年恐怖主义袭击事件的发生,很多新生的恐怖团伙出现了。据悉有些团伙是回教祈祷团组织的分支机构。恐怖主义网络在调整、在变化,把更棘手、更烦恼的问题摆在了世人面前。由于菲律宾和泰国南部的恐怖发生区一直得不到和平保障,这些问题显得更加复杂了。对于本区域的国家来说,为应付日益复杂的恐怖主义网络,关键的不仅仅是联合打击,而是互相帮助,共同寻求一条和平解决…     

Non-state regional governance mechanism for economic security: the case of the ASEAN Peoples' Assembly

Abstract

In Asia, the evolving dynamics in the development of civil society on the one hand and the re-conceptualization of security beyond the traditional notions of state/military security on the other are not mutually exclusive. These dynamics are essentially linked by a common need to broaden both the subjects and the objects of security. This paper looks at the emerging transnational civil society organization called the ASEAN Peoples' Assembly (APA), established in 2000. In examining APA and locating it within emerging regional mechanisms for governance and security, the paper argues that APA can be a significant mechanism for governance since it provides the framework for the numerous civil society organizations in the region to engage with state and other non-state actors that are involved in defining security in Southeast Asia. Moreover, the genesis of APA offers salient developments that should not be missed in the study of civil society in this region.     

Community security: human security at 21

The concept of human security has come a long way since its introduction in the UNDP Human Development Report in 1994. There are now a number of global and regional initiatives aimed at promoting human security issues. However, the achievements over the last two decades may be less impressive when one starts to explicate the progress of each of the key elements subsumed under the broad concept of human security. This paper will examine the extent to which community security, as one of the elements of human security, has been advanced through the security discourses and practices in the international arena. Using ASEAN as a case study, the paper argues that the massive gaps in human development, security and democracy hinder progress in promoting community security. The paper further argues that in developing states, community security is still very much the domain of the state.