摘要:The September 11thattack had opened the eyes of countries in the international system regarding the threats from terrorists which is seen as capable of threatening the security of country. Many countries started talking about the development of international terrorists which are able to threaten a particular country at anytime. The success of international terrorists attacked against the most power country like United Stated has influenced the emergence of various terrorist activities all over the world including in the Southeast Asia. This region has got the world's attention when terrorism movements were developing like the 'Jemaah Islamiah Front' (Indonesia), Abu Sayyaf Group and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Philippines), Pattani Liberation Front (Thailand) and Malaysian Militant Group (Malaysia) which potentially threatened the security of the Southeast Asia region. These terrorist groups have changed from making limited or small attacks in the country to making serious threats and becoming bigger movements. Many predictions have been made as to clarify how these terrorist attacks have changed into active threats. This situation has been connected to the role played by international terrorist who secretly entered the countries in the Southeast Asia to help the local terrorist. Therefore, this paper will explain the influence of international terrorist in the terrorism activities in this region. Besides that, it will also explain the background of these terrorist movements in the region and how these terrorist are able to enter a particular country and help the local terrorist movement to be more active in the region.
关键词:Terrorism; Security Threat; Regional Development