ADMM-Plus shows counterterrorism resolve
In a major show of cooperation, special forces representing 15 nations from the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) performed a counterterrorism exercise in Singapore on 9 May.
Although maritime security has principally been grabbing headlines in Southeast Asia, the threat of transboundary terrorism remains high, especially from groups affiliated with Daesh.
Attending the counterterrorism demonstration, Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said, ‘In this globalised world where problems can quickly cross boundaries, you can’t afford to take a completely nationalistic view and say, "This doesn’t affect my borders now". Sooner or later it will, and I think it makes
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