DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2020.v08i07.005

Pages: 369-378

Regarding the geographical conditions among Southeast Asia countries which are potential for natural disasters, Indonesia took an initiative to create collective concept of disaster management. The purpose of this paper is how this concept can be achieved using ASEAN Way under the agreement signed for ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) in 2009 and institutionalized as the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Center) in 2011. However, ASEAN Way has not been stated as an effective method. This writing uses the concept of Defense Diplomacy and Regional Governance and is examined using qualitative methods of literature review. With AADMER’s presence, the establishment of AHA Center and its roles, Indonesia, through its defense diplomacy, proved that ASEAN Way can work effectively.