At Shangri-la Dialogue #SLD2023, Dr Pål Jonson, Minister for Defence, Sweden highlighted the importance of protecting undersea infrastructures - internet cables, power cables and oil pipelines. Mentioned Nordstream pipeline sabotage.
I think this is an area that #ASEAN Defence agencies need to think about. But difficult due to capability gaps, and overlapping maritime EEZ claims, and China’s #maritime claims.
At #SLD2023, Mindef Prabowo Subianto proposed a peace plan for Russia-Ukraine war. Given that there’s always two sides to a conflict. (1) A ceasefire in place at present military positions.
(2) Both sides withdrew 15km from their present positions to form a new de-militarized zones (DMZ). (3) UN to deploy monitoring forces at this DMZ (4) UN to conduct referendum at the disputed areas.
Indonesia is prepared to send military observers to help UN oversee the DMZ and referendum.