Caitríona Heinl is an associate fellow under the NTU Singapore Cyber Risk Management Project. This material is an extract from her lecture as visiting fellow with the cyber norms program at the Leiden University Institute of Security and Global Affairs.
In the wake of the inability to achieve consensus in the 2016-2017 UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE), policymakers are exploring how other multilateral efforts and regional activities can promote cyber stability and security. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) are often identified as venues that could help implement cyber norms, confidence building measures (CBMs), and the like in the Asia-Pacific. With Singapore holding the ASEAN chairmanship this year and its decision to prioritize cyber issues during its tenure, how can it promote this agenda successfully?
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Several ASEAN countries have championed the regional process to improve international cyber stability. Malaysia and Indonesia, for example, both participated in UN GGE meetings, and Malaysia…
