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Emeritus Professor Carl ThayerPresentation to Security Studies (Regional)

October 18, 2011


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1st ARF Bangkok (1994)


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o os ercons ruc ve a oguean consultation on

political

and

security

ssueso common n eres an

concern;and

tomakesignificantcontributionstoeffortstowardsconfidencebuilding

andpreventive

diplomacy in

the

Asia

Pacificregion.


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DecisionsoftheARFshallbemadethrough

consensus

after

careful

and

extensive

consultationsamongallparticipants.

MoveatapacecomfortabletoallARF

members

ChairmanofARFisChairmanoftheASEANStandingCommittee

ChairmansStatement

after

annual

meeting

Nonbinding


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Thea roachshallbeevolutionar takin lace

inthree

broad

stages,

namely

thepromotionofconfidencebuilding,

developmentofpreventivediplomacyand

elaborationofapproachestoconflicts. ,

continuetodiscussmeansofimplementingconfidencebuilding.

StageII,

particularly

where

the

subject

matter

overlap,canproceedintandem withStageI.


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InterSessional Grou s Meetin s

Mandates renewed annually

1995

97 ISM on Search and Rescue 199597 ISM on Peacekeeping

199599 ISM on Disaster Relief

resumed 2004


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1995presentISGonConfidence

BuildingMeasures

Terrorism&TransnationalCrime

Security

presen

on

on

Proliferation


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eve opmento as cpr nc p es

Comprehensiveapproachestosecurity

Dialogueonsecurityperceptions

Voluntarydefense

policy

statements

AnnualSecurityOutlook Backgroundbriefingsonregionalsecurity


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UNConventionalArmsRegister

En ance contactsan ig eve visits

Exchangesbetween

military

academies

and

sta co eges

Annualseminarfordefenceofficials

Observersatmilitaryexercises


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Explorationof

Regional

Arms

Register

Maritimeinformation

data

base

CooperativeapproachestoSLOCs


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Maritimezones

of

cooperation

(South

ChinaSea

Priornotificationmajormilitary

Disclosurebyarmsmanufacturersand


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Tohelp

prevent

disputes

and

conflicts

from

arisin betweenStatesthatcould otentiall

poseathreattoregionalpeaceandstability;

fromescalatingintoarmedconfrontation;and

andconflictsontheregion.


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ARFRegisters

of

Experts/Eminent

ersons,

AnnualSecurityOutlookand Voluntarybackgroundbriefingon

re ionalsecurit issues


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1.Requires

diplomacy

2.Noncoercive7.

Conflicts

between

and

amongstates

3.Timely

4.Re uires

trust

and

8.Internationallaw,UN

Charter,Five

confidence

5.Consultationand

r nc p eso eace uCoexistenceandASEANTreat of

consensus

6.Voluntary

Amityand

Cooperation


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C cloneNar is

Ma

2

2008


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Myanmar

ASEANUNUN


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Secretariat 10 Members

Secretary SeniorGeneraChair

Dip omat

TechnicalMember Expert


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enue ormu a era a oguean

consultations

Habitsofdialogueandconsultationson

politicaland

security

issues

WillingnessofARFparticipantstodiscuss

awiderangeofsecurityissues

multilaterally


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cooperation, ,

all

ContinuingCBMsasfoundation

n anc ng

n ages

etween

rac

anTrack2intheARFprocesses


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Greaterparticipationbydefenseand

military

officials ARFISMsandISGs

Networkingdevelopedamongnational

securit

defenseand

militar

officials

Transparencythroughexchangeof

publicationofwhitepapers


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Prioritycooperationinfightagainst

internationalterrorism

and

transnational

crime

Supportfornonproliferation,armscontrol,

disarmament efforts

Preventivediplomacytentativesteps

u

ro e

ncon c

reso u on

un e y

NorthKoreanuclearissues


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th

SeniorOfficials

directed

to

draw

up

Preventative

DiplomacyWorkPlan

prioritytonontraditionalsecuritychallenges

Explicit

PD

measures

to

promote

peaceful

escalatingintoarmedconflict

Phase2istoaccompanythedevelopmentofthe

ASEANPolitical

Security

Community


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, ,

Enhanced role of the ARF Chair

ro a past, present an uture

Chairs Friends of the Chair

ARF Ex erts and Eminent Persons

ASEAN Secretariat to assist - ARF Unit


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ASEAN Community 2015

T ree Pi ars

Political- Socio-Security

conom cCultural


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I. PoliticalDevelopment

II. ShapingandSharingNorms

III. ConflictPrevention

IV. ConflictResolution

V. PostConflictPeaceBuildin

VI. ImplementingMechanisms


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Promotionof

Ajust,

democratic and

harmonious

Democraticinstitutionsandruleoflaw

Peopletopeoplecontacts


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1.StrengtheningTACregime

2.

Development

of

the

ASEAN

Charter3.ASEANTreatyofMutualLegalAssistance(MLA)

Agreement

4.ASEAN

Extradition

Treaty

5.DeclarationonConduct(DOC)ofPartiesinthe

SouthChinaSea

6.ASEAN

Convention

on

Counter

Terrorism


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on ence u ng easures

PreventiveMeasures

ARFprocess

Respectforterritorialintegrity,sovereignty

Cooperationreseparatistthreats


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andescalation

of

conflicts

EnhancedroleoftheARFChair

implementationoftheConceptPaperonPreventive

Di lomac

establishmentof

an

Intersessional Support

Group

on

PreventiveDiplomacy


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Mechanism

maintenanceofpeaceandsecurity

Develo in su ortin initiatives


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attained a sense of community or collective

adopted formal or informal institutions and

become integrated

change


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Emeritus Professor Carl ThayerPresentation to Security Studies (Regional)

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