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Author: Alistair D. B. Cook
Published: 11 December 2025
Southeast Asia sits at a crossroads of opportunity and risk. Our region, home to critical trade routes and rapidly growing economies, remains relatively peaceful. Yet, this peace is not guaranteed. Emerging threats – from terrorism and cyberattacks to climate-induced disasters – remind us that ASEAN must remain vigilant, united, consistent, adept, and adroit. This was the central theme of the keynote speech delivered by Singapore’s Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing at the recent ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM-26), where delegates explored how militaries can enhance regional cooperation, strengthen resilience, and sustain ASEAN’s role as a stabilising force in an increasingly VUCA – volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous – world.
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