Indonesia-Malaysia Cooperation against Transnational Crime in Security and Defense Threats at the Border

Transnational crime has a vital role in national and regional stability, as it can trigger conflicts between countries. Crimes that cross national borders threaten the stability of a country, the region and even the international system. One of the emergences of transnational crime is the geographical proximity of a country's territory. This is what Indonesia and Malaysia are experiencing, that transnational crime has threatened the development of the social life of the two countries. So that with the threat of crime, ASEAN-level cooperation efforts, including Indonesia and Malaysia are needed, namely the agreement related to eradicating cross-border crimes. Transnational crimes that occur across the borders of Indonesia and Malaysia, such as human trafficking, narcotics, terrorism that occur so far, do not necessarily make a country able to handle them on its own.Effectiveness is measured by how the cooperation can continue to the next cooperation and there is a dynamic in the cooperation process. The involvement of the country's defense elements is seen as essential to support early detection systems of various potential threats. Border security encompasses the country's defense function and the country's security function.