NADI Workshop on “Strengthening Defence Diplomacy: Challenges and Prospects of ADMM”
The NADI Workshop on “Strengthening Defence Diplomacy: Challenges and Prospects of ADMM”, co-organised by the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), and the Office for Strategic Studies and Strategy Management, Armed Forces of the Philippines (OSSSM, AFP), was held in the Quest Hotel and Conference Center, Clark, Philippines, from 5 to 8 November 2019. Brigadier General (Ret) Rolando G Jungco, Executive Vice President, NDCP; and Brigadier General Ignacio B Madriaga, Chief, OSSSM, AFP, co-chaired the NADI Workshop.
NADI delegates shared their perspectives on the norms and principles for defence and security cooperation, as well as which areas of cooperation that ADMM should focus on, so as to enhance defence diplomacy among ASEAN Member States. The delegates provided recommendations, for the consideration of the ADMM, as an incremental approach to deepen cooperation among ADMM and ADMM-Plus to adapt to the evolving regional security environment underpinned by major power competition, and to address emerging security challenges, such as cybersecurity and new technologies. They also recommended enhancing confidence building measures to ensure ASEAN unity and centrality in the face of increasing geopolitical competition; harmonising ADMM initiatives to promote synergy between ADMM and ADMM-Plus; establishing more relevant coordination centres and build linkages between them; and sustaining the momentum of defence diplomacy through the continued implementation of various existing agreements.
Attached are the Chairman’s Report, the agenda and the programme.