Non-traditional Security in ASEAN
Non-traditional security threats (NTS) has been included on ASEAN’s regional security agenda. Among these NTS threats, defined by transnational and non-military nature, we found transnational crimes, migrations, environment threats, infectious diseases, people smuggling or food shortages. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the relevance of non-traditional security threats in the international system. ASEAN reasserted
its commitment to NTS approach in 2015 with APSC Blueprint 2025 publication. This paper analyzes ASEAN’s non-traditional security agenda, including its background and principal effects. NTS inclusion on Security Community as recurrent practice is becoming a part of ASEAN’s identity.

