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“Bridging the Security-Development Divide in Southeast Asia” by Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenäs
October 14, 2011
Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay and Research Analyst Johan Bergenäs recently authored an analysis in World Politics Review, "Bridging the Security-Development Divide in Southeast Asia." Thirty years of globalization has propelled widespread economic growth across Southeast Asia. In recent decades, the number of people in the region living on less than $1.25 a day has dropped by half. Yet, these positive development trends are accompanied by a darker side of globalization: trafficking in drugs and small arms, piracy, human smuggling, the marketing of counterfeit goods and nuclear proliferation. The size and scope of these challenges threaten to undercut the remarkable gains of the past quarter-century. Preserving those gains will require collaboration between Southeast Asian governments, the identification of novel streams of security and development assistance and productive engagement with the private sector.
Their article offers a look into the intersections between development, human security and "hard security" challenges in Southeast Asia and how Stimson's "dual-benefit" assistance engagement model applies to the region. To read the full article, click here.
The Managing Across Boundaries program is gearing up to engage Southeast Asian stakeholders through analysis, workshops and seminars in 2012. To read more about the program's work click here.