Introduction
To build on what has been constructed over the years in the field of political and security cooperation, the ASEAN Leaders have agreed to establish the ASEAN Political- Security Community (APSC). This Political and Security Pillar forms an important part of the ASEAN Community with uphold the principle of democracy as the basic political philosophy. The APSC shall aim to ensure that countries in the region live at peace with one another and with the world in a just, democratic and harmonious environment. The members of the Community promise to rely on peaceful processes in the settlement of intraregional differences and regard their security as fundamentally linked to one another and bound by geographic location, common vision and objectives.