The participation of all ASEAN members is significant, given that the Southeast Asia regional bloc is not a military alliance, says a Lowy Institute researcher.
, codenamed ASEAN Solidarity Exercise 2023, has just ended. Hosted by Indonesia from Sep 19 to Sep 23, it was the first ASEAN-wide military exercise not involving any external party.
There are a number of reasons for countries to participate in military exercises, including to create trust between military forces and pursue interoperability.First, the exercise could be interpreted as a signal to major powers that ASEAN has a stake in the security of regional waters and the agency to secure them. Given the tension between China and the United States, there have been concerns among ASEAN defence officials that any China-US military conflict will affect regional waters.
Second, the exercise enabled ASEAN military forces to build trust with each other without the involvement of external forces. Trust leads to better communication, critical if ASEAN needs to harness the region’s military forces to deal quickly with a major crisis. Furthermore, interoperability among ASEAN military forces for humanitarian evacuation missions will be critical in any Taiwan contingency. More than 730,000 ASEAN nationals are working in Taiwan, and evacuating them to safety will be paramount in any future military conflict across the Taiwan Strait.
The Americans noted a joint plan between Singapore and Malaysia to ship their military equipment to the Thais. Indonesia and Singapore even considered deploying troops to Thailand if needed.
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