Wednesday, March 27, 2013

How effective is ASEAN as a regional organization in the management of terrorism?

(Using point form for the question posts, but use the information from google doc to make a script with sufficient explanation/examples)


     ASEAN has the responsibility as a regional organisation to facilitate terrorism management in member countries, and has been largely effective in doing so. ASEAN has done so through 

1. Enhancing information and intelligence exchange on terrorists and terrorist activities.
2. Fostering cooperation between member countries in order to deter and eradicate terrorism.
3. Acting as a regional organisation to cooperate with countries or organisations from outside the ASEAN region.

How can terrorism be managed within a country?

     Country authorities play an important role in preventing a terrorist act within a country. They do so by asdfasdfasdfasdf.

     However, the authorities also need the cooperation of the people. This is done by raising awareness of the threat posed by terrorism and the role of the public in managing terrorism. For example, civilians should report suspicious activity or items and can be provided with anti-terrorism training. This is essential as the trend observed is for terrorists to target high-traffic civilian areas. As the police cannot conduct surveillance for all civilian areas at all times, it is necessary for civilians to take action to prevent terrorist acts as well.