Security Challenges in Southeast Asian

Security Challenges in Southeast Asian
Introduction
Southeast Asia continues to face various forms of security challenges that affect the country. Despite the increasing security challenges, Southeastern Asia still faces the challenge of dealing with the identified security issues. Southeastern Asian are still struggling to identify the most viable ways to respond to the security issues that continue to rise every day. The scope in the nature of the security is different, which also presents different ways of handling the security challenges. The challenges preventing an effective response to the security challenges are associated with a lack of adequate resources and a scarcity of technical capabilities that can be used to address the security threats affecting the Asian nations (Amri, 2015). Notably, Southeast Asia's increasing instabilities and conflicts are associated with human or nontraditional security challenges. Also, external threats due to advanced technologies and globalization continue to increase the security challenges in Southeast Asia (Ferguson, 2017). The government has always been under scrutiny and criticism for failing to address the country's security challenges.
Southeast Asia still faces conventional security threats attributed to territorial disputes, although they are said to have reduced in the last decade. A significant threat to security is non-conventional security issues contributed by international organized crime and international terrorism, illegal immigration, epidemics, shortage in energy, and irregular migrations. The ambiguity in globalization is highly associated with the increasing security threat that affects the country in various ways. The governments in Southeast Asia have concentrated more on economic development, sidelining the security threats that face this side of the world (Amri, 2015). Including the most powerful governments such as India and Asia. Although the creation of such policies aims to ensure that the countries attract more investors and the best technologies to contribute to the growth of the countries, it also contributes to security threats to Southeast Asia. However, the Southeast Countries need to understand that such policies are only essential in an environment free from conflicts, a peaceful international environment, and areas with no tension. Hence, globalization may also contribute to the negative security challenges encountered in Southeast Asia.
The security threats continue to increase in most of southeast Asia, attributed to international interventions from countries such as the United States, which has a history of armed conflict. There is a need to address the security threats by focusing on people-based solutions rather than military conflicts that contribute to the rising use of armed conflicts in the region (Ferguson, 2017). Most communities, individuals, and families are under the threat of military security, affecting their lives in various ways. However, there are limited resources and financial support to address the increasing security challenges in the environment. There are various types of security affecting Southeast Asia countries, including conventional and non-conventional security threats.
Conventional security challenges
The world War was one of the most common threats to the other world, including the OECD countries, and was freed from the increasing security threats. The historic World War is an example of the security threats that faces Southeastern Asia today, with increasing chances of territorial disputes and maritime area claims that remain a major security issue to the countries. Although the issues are not a major threat to the country, they have not been resolved yet and still lie under the carpet. The main challenges facing these areas are the military threat along the borders, especially along the South China Sea, with more than six countries claiming the territory in the area. Countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, and the Philippines have installed their military securities around the area (Wain, 2012). The South China Sea is considered a wealthy area sounded by fish, natural oil, and gas; hence the claim on its ownership could contribute to military security threats. For instance, the Chinese government has always occupied most of the area as its territory for the longest time, also occupying Mischief Reef claimed by the Philippines (Wain, 2012). Such claims may lead to increased territorial military threats, affecting the peace in Southeast Asia.
There is also a possibility of interstate war between countries such as the Korean peninsula, Taiwan, and Kashmir, located out of the region. The areas are faced with the possibility of armed conflicts, which may also contribute to security challenges in the Southeast Asia region. The conflict may contribute to the influence of external powers and militarization of the area, a situation that threatens the region's security and peace. Such conditions increase the tension in Southeast Asia, which may escalate the threat into warfare among the neighboring countries (Ferguson, 2017). Southeast Asia is also under the threat of nuclear powers outside the region. A security threat that would affect most of the citizens in the region. Although the area is technologically developed, the region may lack the needed expertise and advanced technologies to protect itself against nuclear threats. The thereat is evident from the increasing desire for more military weapons that most Southeast Asia countries continue to buy, maybe in preparations for a future war.
The region is also under the threat of entrance by external forces such as the United States, which affects the peace around the region. Most of the superpowers around consider the United States a major enemy to the prevailing peace that has existed for the longest time. Although the Asian great powers have considered the United States a Major enemy, they have also directed power balancing among themselves, threatening the peace around the region. Lack of peace affects the desire for free trade among themselves, a situation that affects the economic powers of the countries. The region has always tried to work together to balance the dominance of external forces such as the United States, which they consider a major threat to the security of Southeast Asia.
Non-conventional security challenges
International terrorism is a major security threat to the Southeast Asia region, which remains a major priority in security discussions. The security threat has been dominant in most of the discussions across the globe and remains a new type of security threat to Southeast Asia. The threat is great as it targets civilians and soft tar...