Maritime Security in Southeast Asia: Two Cheers for Regional Cooperation

摘要: countries' export-led economic growth, while countless maritime communities dotted across the region continue to depend on sea for their livelihoods. Further north, powerhouses of Northeast Asia ? Japan, People's Republic China (PRC) and South Korea rely Southeast Asian SLOCs safe passage 80-90 per cent energy supplies from Middle East Africa, as conduits transporting manufactured goods other parts Asia, Europe beyond. For world's Great Powers, especially United States but increasingly India, Asia's chokepoints such Malacca, Sunda Lombok-Makassar Straits have strategic value beyond measure, linking they do Western Pacific with Indian Ocean. Over past several decades, globalization contributed a phenomenal increase in volume seaborne trade: 2007, 8.02 billion tonnes were moved by sea, up 6.27 2000 2.6 1970.1 The dynamic economies accounted much this growth: 2007 took lion's share, accounting 40 loaded goods, followed Americas (23 cent), (18 Africa (10 cent) Oceania (9 cent).2 Of 20 busiest ports 2005, 15 located Asia;