PDF File The HDFF team had the opportunity to attend the 2011 Chula Global Network Annual Conference at Chulalongkorn University. The conference explored the interchanging relationship between migration and the environment, with a focus on the varying influences on ASEAN nations’ human and spatial security. Through various experts, ranging from individual researchers to representatives from [...]

Maritime Security: very interesting ISN Podcast with Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt, Vice President of the CNA’s Center for Naval Analysis and Director of CNA Strategic Studies, Source by www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/

Very good article on the situation around disputed islands in the East China Sea. Worthwhile to read. ——————————————- Strategic Isles of the East China Sea February 2011 On September 7th, 2010, while in waters claimed by Japan as part of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 collided with the Japan Coast [...]

Dr. Sam Bateman | February 12, 2011 Piracy poses a growing maritime security problem for East Asia. The region is home to major shipping nations with some, especially Indonesia and the Philippines, being leading providers of international seafarers. China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are all heavily dependent upon sea-borne trade through waters at risk [...]

General (ret) Bunchon Chawansin (middle) and the HDF team -last preparations On 11 February 2011 a strong HDFF team led by HDFF chairman General (ret) Bunchon Chawansin presented first results of the ongoing research on “The ASEAN Free Trade Area and its Social Implications for the Kingdom of Thailand related to Land Rights” which is [...]