This thesis examines maritime security cooperation among Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia in the Strait of Malacca. Southeast Asian states have traditionally considered multilateral military cooperation among themselves as taboo because of tensions arising from territorial and other political disputes. However, this thesis demonstrates that their aversion to multilateral forms of military cooperation has decreased in the post-9/11 period. This change can be attributed to the relaxation of historical tensions, the recognition of a common threat in piracy and maritime terrorism, an increase in extra-regional pressure to cooperate, and changes in the strategic environment since the end of the Cold War. This thesis also examines the three countries' maritime assets and their procurement strategies to enhance their capabilities to patrol and defend their maritime areas. Although assets are limited, it finds that efforts to coordinate maritime patrols have contributed to a sharp decline since 2004 in attacks on shipping in the Malacca Strait.
Maritime Security Cooperation in the Strait of Malacca
2008
99 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
International Relations , Marine Engineering , Military Sciences , Military forces(Foreign) , Malaysia , Straits , Indonesia , Cooperation , Security , Singapore , Fleets(Ships) , Military procurement , Terrorism , Crimes , Military capabilities , Naval aviation , Small ships , Patrolling , Threats , Shipping , Theses , Strait of malacca , Maritime security cooperation , Asean(Association of southeast asian nations) , Malacca strait , Military cooperation , Regional cooperation , Piracy , Sloc(Sea lines of communication) , Multilateral cooperation , Maritime terrorism , Mssp(Malacca strait security patrol) , Rmsi(Regional maritime security initiative)
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