National Security Policy and Plan (2019 – 2022).

The Visions of this Thailand National Security Policy and Plan (2019 – 2022) are: Internal stability with the capacity to mitigate transborder threats and to have creative roles in the regional and global communities.
In addressing the concerns on international and regional contexts, the National Security Policy stresses the importance of Thailand’s relations with its Southeast Asian neighbours, and affirms ASEAN solidarity. The document calls for Thailand to play a creative or constructive international role, by engaging fully and actively with global problems.
The document also pays attention on security concerns on energy, environment, natural resources, natural disasters, etc. National objectives proposed by the document include: 1. To create stable, sustainable and balanced management of the natural resources, environment, energy and food security to keep up with the national development growth and to mitigate the risks of globalization; 2. To promote the government’s capability and roles, to empower all sectors in their dealing with all types of threats that affect the national security; etc. National security policies idetified in the document contain: Maintaining natural resource and environmental security; Strengthening energy and food security; Strengthening the national security against corruption threats; Developing an efficient intelligence services system; etc. In order to achieve the objectives, the document also proposese strategies, including: Promoting research and development of agricultural production and food industry technologies to create confidence and food safety; Preserving or enhancing food nutritional values, increasing productivity; Promoting sustainable food and water security through legal mechanism, integrated plan for food and water security management, emergency reserve food and water storages; Promoting access to food and water sources to satisfy people’s basic livelihood needs; Promoting international collaboration to develop related technology and innovation; Securing and protecting agricultural lands as well as reducing farmers’ loss of land ownership to ensure food security; Fair distribution lands to farmers; Strengthening and developing effective and efficient maritime surveillance and monitoring systems; Promoting compliance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), especially with Goal 14: Sustainable utilization of the oceans and marine resources; etc.