The lingering effects of the currency crises affecting the countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are the cause of regional anxieties

The serious economic disparity between rich and poor nations keeps the world in a state of instability and virtually on the brink of war in many places.

Ethnic, religious and cultural conflict

pervades many regions and nations,

including our own.

• It is constantly exacerbated by

mass poverty,

limited access to resources,

denial or human rights,

lack of national integration

and international issues.

The proliferation of weapons of

mass destruction (WMD) is a threat

to global security.

Transnational organized crimes has proliferated in the era of globalization.

Natural disasters and

environmental issues will

continue to pervade the

global security agenda.

Cybernetic crime is a

growing threat, as

experience with

computer viruses

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