| In this decade, issues related to human security such as environmental damage (natural disaster), terrorism, drugs abuse, and human trafficking are increasingly becoming very crucial to handle in Southeast Asia. Moreover, based the data released by the United Nations of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) for period 2005-2014, the Southeast Asia region was ranked as the most vulnerable region to natural disasters. These threats are also cross-border and often occur in armed conflict areas such as in the Philippines and Myanmar. Human security issues have already become ASEAN's concern with the inclusion of human security concepts in the 2nd Pillar of ASEAN namely ASEAN Security Community (ASC). The human security concept is not the same as the traditional security concept, even in their way of handling a problem. The human security concept focuses on the principle of cooperation by loosening the implementation of the principle of state sovereignty. While in the concept of traditional security, state sovereignty is the main thing. As we know, ASEAN in its policies adheres to the principle of state sovereignty and of non-intervention formulated in the form of ASEAN Way. This is of course contrary to the human security concept. Therefore, this study will attempt to explain further why the practice of ASEAN Way (especially the state sovereignty and non-intervention principles) might not work in overcoming human security issues in Southeast Asia, by looking at case studies of natural disaster management in armed conflict areas in the Philippines and Myanmar. |