Asia Defense The ASEAN Solidarity Exercise, which runs until September 23, is the first joint military drill that the Southeast Asian bloc has conducted on its own. Advertisement The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) today began a five-day joint military exercise in Indonesian waters, amid growing tensions in the nearby South China Sea. The … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Security | Southeast Asia The non-combat drills, the first to be held by the Southeast Asian bloc, will now take place near Batam island, well outside China’s “nine-dash line” claim. Indonesia’s Adm. Yudo Margono, center, talks with Cambodia’s Gen. Vong Pisen, second right, Thailand’s Gen. Chalermphon Srisawasdi, third left, and Vietnam’s senior Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan … Read more
Advertisement Southeast Asian broadcasters were quick to trumpet the first-ever Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) military exercise to be held in the South China Sea later this year. According to Indonesia’s military chief, Adm. Yudo Margono, the drills will not include combat training but were aimed at “ASEAN centrality.” It’s quite the big deal, … Read more