Editing ASEAN (section)

===APSC Blueprint===
During the 14th ASEAN Summit, the group adopted the APSC Blueprint.<ref>{{cite book|title=ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint|date=Jun 2009|publisher=Association of Southeast Asian Nations|location=Jakarta|isbn=978-602-8411-06-6|pages=20|url=http://www.asean.org/archive/5187-18.pdf|access-date=7 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205203428/http://www.asean.org/archive/5187-18.pdf|archive-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> This document is aimed at creating a robust political-security environment within ASEAN, with programs and activities outlined to establish the APSC by 2016. It is based on the ASEAN Charter, the ASEAN Security Community Plan of Action, and the Vientiane Action Program. The APSC aims to create a sense of responsibility toward comprehensive security and a dynamic, outward-looking region in an increasingly integrated and interdependent world.

The ASEAN Defense Industry Collaboration (ADIC) was proposed at the 4th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) on 11 May 2010 in [[Hanoi]].<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web|title=Annex 10- ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting: Concept Paper on Establishing ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration|url=http://admm.asean.org|access-date=30 September 2020|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930053217/https://admm.asean.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> It has the purpose, among others, to reduce defense imports from non-ASEAN countries by half and to further develop the defense industry in the region.<ref>Sneha Raghavan and Guy Ben-Ari (7 September 2011) Current Issues- No. 25: ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration -www.csis.org/ISP/DIIG</ref> It was formally adopted on the next ADMM on 19 May 2011, in Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 JOINT DECLARATION OF THE ASEAN DEFENCE MINISTERS ON STRENGTHENING DEFENCE COOPERATION OF ASEAN IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO FACE NEW CHALLENGES|url=http://www.asean.org/news/item/joint-declaration-of-the-asean-defence-ministers-on-strengthening-defence-cooperation-of-asean-in-the-global-community-to-face-new-challenges-jakarta-19-may-2011|website=asean.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109042135/http://www.asean.org/news/item/joint-declaration-of-the-asean-defence-ministers-on-strengthening-defence-cooperation-of-asean-in-the-global-community-to-face-new-challenges-jakarta-19-may-2011|archive-date=9 January 2015}}</ref> The main focus is to industrially and technologically boost the security capability of ASEAN,<ref name="csis.org">{{cite web|title=Sneha Raghavan and Guy Ben-Ari (2011, September 7) Current Issues- No. 25: ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration|url=http://www.csis.org/ISP/DIIG|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-date=10 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610105520/http://www.csis.org/isp/diig/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Last Meeting: 2nd ADMM-Plus, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, 29 August 2013|url=http://ADMM.ASEAN.org|access-date=30 September 2020|archive-date=17 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817115534/https://admm.asean.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> consistent with the principles of flexibility and non-binding and voluntary participation among the member states.<ref>{{cite web|title=3rd ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration Workshop|url=http://www2.mindef.gov.bn|access-date=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625035140/http://mindef.gov.bn/|archive-date=25 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting: Concept Paper on Establishing ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration|url=http://admm.asean.org|access-date=30 September 2020|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930053223/https://admm.asean.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> The concept revolves around education and capability-building programs to develop the skills and capabilities of the workforce, production of capital for defense products, and the provision of numerous services to address the security needs of each member state. It also aims to develop an intra-ASEAN defense trade.<ref name="ReferenceC" /> ADIC aims to establish a strong defense industry relying on the local capabilities of each member state and limit annual procurement from external original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).<ref name="ReferenceC" /> Countries like the US, Germany, Russia, France, Italy, UK, China, South Korea, Israel, and the Netherlands are among the major suppliers to ASEAN.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sneha Raghavan and Guy Ben-Ari (2011, September 7) Current Issues- No. 25: ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration|url=http://www.csis.org/ISP/DIIG/|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930053223/https://www.csis.org/programs/international-security-program/defense-industrial-initiatives-group|url-status=live}}</ref> ASEAN defense budget rose by 147% from 2004 to 2013 and is expected to rise further in the future.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fear Us: Military Expenditures in Southeast Asia (11 Sep 2014)|url=http://www.IndoPacificReview.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921200104/http://www.indopacificreview.com/|archive-date=2013-09-21}}</ref> Factors affecting the increase include economic growth, ageing equipment, and the plan to strengthen the establishment of the defense industry.<ref>{{cite news|author1=J. Dowdy |author2=D. Chinn |author3=M. Mancini |author4=J. Ng |date=February 2014|title=Southeast Asia: The next growth opportunity in defence McKinsey – Innovation Campus Aerospace and Defence Practice}}</ref> ASEANAPOL is also established to enhance cooperation on law enforcement and crime control among police forces of member states.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASEANAPOL, The Urgency to Keep The Region Safe – ICOAS |url=https://icoas.ppispanyol.org/2017/12/31/aseanapol-the-urgency-to-keep-the-region-safe/ |website=icoas.ppispanyol.org |access-date=8 September 2018 |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930053224/https://ups-error.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>