Recognizing ASEAN Nations' Realization and Commitment to the Issues of Non-Traditional Security (NTS)

Abstract

Objective – Issues dealing with security are perhaps the most profound issues since the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. The notion is that the state's security is no longer just threatened by war but also by other circumstances and situations that might still harm the citizen's and states' well-being. In international politics, the realism paradigm considers security challenges in the classic sense that wars and military conflicts are the sole threats to the state. This viewpoint falls under the notion of traditional security. The other concept that governs state security might be more than only weapon battles and wars, and it falls under the idea and paradigm of idealism. Methodology – This paper will highlight a few issues concerning the Non-Traditional Security paradigm (NTS). In the end, the objective of this concept paper is to see the awareness of ASEAN members on the issues of NTS and how they respond to such matters. Findings – A total of 10 informants from different backgrounds but experts in the field of NTS will involve in the study, and the data for the study shall be collected using qualitative research methods. We hope a full picture of NTS during the COVID-19 pandemic can be presented from the findings. Novelty – Thus, this study suggests the blueprint for NTS to help people understand NTS. Type of Paper: Empirical J.E.L. Classification: Keywords: Non-Traditional Security Issues, Securitization, Awareness, ASEAN Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Yaacob, N.A; Yusof, M.I; Nurudin, S.M; Zain, Z.M; Mustapa, N.A. (2022). Recognizing ASEAN Nations' Realization and Commitment to the Issues of Non-Traditional Security (NTS), J. Bus. Econ. Review, 7(2), 151–159. https://doi.org/10.35609/jber.2022.7.2(4)