4th East Asia Security Outlook Seminar

By Selina Farahiyah Teo, SHHBIDSS

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Thursday 2 February 2012 – The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS) conducted its 4th East Asia Security Outlook (EASO) Seminar at the Rizqun International Hotel, Gadong.

EASO is an annual seminar conducted by SHHBIDSS since 2009. For this year, there were a total of 12 speakers made up of international and local experts on defence, strategic and security issues in East Asia. The seminar aimed to give a broad understanding of the current strategic and security environment, a deeper awareness on maritime security and share defence and military trends and responses.

The seminar touched on ‘Asia’s Strategic Relations and Cooperation’ where it looked at the overview of strategic relations in East Asia and the developments in ASEAN in terms of the contribution of defence sector in realising the ASEAN Community, the challenges and way forward post ASEAN Charter as well as to have first hand information on the economic initiatives undertaken in ASEAN.

Recognising the importance of taking a comprehensive approach on Maritime Security, the seminar discussed traditional and non-traditional threats with focus on piracy, maritime terrorism and developments in South China Sea. It also addressed defence and military cooperation and developments, including the roles of the military in conflict particularly in Counter-Insurgency, Cyber Security and trends in the East Asian defence economics.

The seminar was attended by representatives from various government ministries, tertiary institutions and private organisations.

SEMINAR EAST ASIA SECURITY OUTLOOK KALI KE 4

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Khamis 2 Februari 2012 - Institut Pengajian Pertahanan dan Strategik Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (IPPSSHHB) telah mengadakan Seminar East Asia Security Outlook (EASO) ke-empat bertempat di Rizqun International Hotel, Gadong.

EASO merupakan seminar tahunan yang diadakan oleh IPPSSHHB sejak tahun 2009. Tahun ini seramai 12 penceramah yang terdiri dari pakar antarabangsa dan tempatan telah dijemput untuk membentangkan kertas kerja isu-isu pertahanan, strategik dan keselamatan di Asia Timur. Seminar ini bertujuan untuk memberi kefahaman luas mengenai persekitaran keselamatan strategik, maritim dan perkembangan pertahanan di Asia Timur.

Sesi Strategik di Asia Timur memberi gambaran keseluruhan hubungan strategik Asia Timur dan perkembangan didalam ASEAN termasuk sumbangan sektor pertahanan dalam mencapai Komuniti ASEAN, perkembangan dan cabaran-cabaran selapas penandatanganan ASEAN Charter serta usaha-usaha yang di laksanakan dibawah Kominuti Ekonomi ASEAN.

Seterusnya, dalam menyedari kepentingan pendekatan keselamatan maritim secara komprehensif, Seminar ini membincangkan cabaran konvensional dan bukan konvensional iaitu kegiatan lanun dan keganasan maritime serta perkembangan di Laut China Selatan. Sesi terakhir pula, mengetengahkan kerjasama dan perkembangan pertahanan dan ketenteraan dari segi tentera dalam menangani perbelahan, keselematan cyber dan perkembangan pertahanan ekonomi di Asia Timur.

Seminar tersebut telah dihadiri oleh pegawai-pegawai dari Kementerian Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) dan wakil-wakil dari pelbagai jabatan dan agnesi kerajaan dan insitusi pengajian tinggi.