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This paper explores how the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has sought to tackle the threats of terrorism and sea piracy since 9/11 and the Bali bombings. It claims that ASEAN has applied its traditional approach to security, based on comprehensive security and the principle of resilience. The author is pessimistic as to ASEAN's role as a promoter of a collective strategy against terrorism and sea piracy. He argues that the response to those issues has mostly occurred at the national and sub-regional level through bilateral and trilateral cooperation.