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ASEAN SECURITY COOPERATION: NTS AND WMD/CBRN

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dc.contributor Malley, Michael S.
dc.contributor Huntley, Wade L.
dc.contributor National Security Affairs (NSA)
dc.creator Deleon, Lawrence G.
dc.date 2022-02-11T00:14:01Z
dc.date 2022-02-11T00:14:01Z
dc.date 2021-12
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-19T07:35:31Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-19T07:35:31Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10945/68708
dc.identifier 36555
dc.identifier 682, Regional Security Studies - East Asia and the Indo-Pacific
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/100065
dc.description This thesis examines the developing response of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) toward weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) range of threats as a case study of its approach to non-traditional security issues. Over the past two decades, ASEAN-led WMD/CBRN cooperation largely emphasized rhetoric, dialogue, treaties, and confidence-building measures, which were especially notable in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). Although ASEAN leaders previously expressed their support toward international cooperation, they initially limited their activities to diplomacy, which frustrated their extra-regional partners. However, ASEAN’s activities within the last few years indicate that it has become more inclined toward developing the capabilities necessary for disrupting threat WMD proliferation efforts and responding to potential WMD/CBRN incidents. In 2018, defense leaders and practitioners of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting established the Network of ASEAN Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense Experts, or the “ASEAN CBR Network.” The following year, the ARF heads of state planned to conduct a tabletop exercise to address WMD disarmament, non-proliferation, and capability generation. This thesis reveals that ASEAN’s approach to region-specific WMD/CBRN security challenges is changing, although this shift has been mostly from diplomacy to consultation, education, and limited exercise planning.
dc.description Captain, United States Army
dc.description Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.
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dc.publisher Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
dc.rights This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
dc.subject ADMM
dc.subject ADMM-Plus
dc.subject ARF
dc.subject ASEAN
dc.subject Association of Southeast Asian Nations
dc.subject biological
dc.subject CBR
dc.subject CBRN
dc.subject chemical
dc.subject defense
dc.subject non-traditional security
dc.subject NTS
dc.subject nuclear
dc.subject radiological
dc.subject security
dc.subject weapon of mass destruction
dc.subject weapons of mass destruction
dc.subject WMD
dc.title ASEAN SECURITY COOPERATION: NTS AND WMD/CBRN
dc.type Thesis


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