If there is one big threat to maritime security in Southeast Asia, it is the growing wariness between the big players in the region.
That was the assessment from Kao Kim Hourn, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), at the just-concluded Munich Security Conference.
“Overall the main threat would be the increasing strategic mistrust between and among the major powers,” he said during a panel on maritime security on Friday.
Kao did not refer to any country…
Why big power rivalry is the ‘main threat’ to Asean maritime security
