ASEAN Intelligence Cooperation QUA Regional Constellation Preventive: An Enigma

Abstract

ASEAN community began to see the urgency of the dynamic threats in the region. Cooperation effectiveness through intelligence information sharing by ASEAN states member in Our Eyes Initiative framework propose problem solving on counter terrorism as well as radical groups. This article will examine the used of intelligence cooperation as one of the actions to tackling the gaps from the previous collaboration during cooperation in preventing arms trade and money laundering. In literature review, it briefly found scarcity in terms of preparations of intelligence cooperation between ASEAN countries, along with overlap activity and accuracy of intelligence institutions. It can be concluded that various preparations are still needed in managing intelligence among ASEAN member states. Other than that, each country's national international interest will continue to overshadowed ASEAN member states in solving regional constellation, in addition to uphold the value of the ASEAN Way which is primary to each member states.