Indonesia’s defence diplomacy : harnessing the hedging strategy against regional uncertainties
Indonesia has been increasingly susceptible to recent geopolitical developments. Along with the rapid pace of regional arms modernisation and unresolved territorial disputes, it begins to ponder the impact of emerging great power rivalry to the country’s strategic interests. However, rather than...
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| author | Iis Gindarsah |
| author2 | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies |
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| description | Indonesia has been increasingly susceptible to recent geopolitical developments. Along with
the rapid pace of regional arms modernisation and unresolved territorial disputes, it begins to
ponder the impact of emerging great power rivalry to the country’s strategic interests.
However, rather than pursuing a robust military build-up, Indonesian policymakers asserts
that diplomacy is the country’s first line of defence. This paper argues that Indonesia’s
defence diplomacy serves two agenda of hedging strategy — strategic engagement and
military modernisation. This way, Indonesian defence and security officials seek to moderate
the impact of geopolitical changes whilst maintaining the country’s defensive ability against
regional uncertainties. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1049452020-11-01T08:42:14Z Indonesia’s defence diplomacy : harnessing the hedging strategy against regional uncertainties Iis Gindarsah S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Indonesia has been increasingly susceptible to recent geopolitical developments. Along with the rapid pace of regional arms modernisation and unresolved territorial disputes, it begins to ponder the impact of emerging great power rivalry to the country’s strategic interests. However, rather than pursuing a robust military build-up, Indonesian policymakers asserts that diplomacy is the country’s first line of defence. This paper argues that Indonesia’s defence diplomacy serves two agenda of hedging strategy — strategic engagement and military modernisation. This way, Indonesian defence and security officials seek to moderate the impact of geopolitical changes whilst maintaining the country’s defensive ability against regional uncertainties. 2015-06-12T03:07:37Z 2019-12-06T21:43:15Z 2015-06-12T03:07:37Z 2019-12-06T21:43:15Z 2015 2015 Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104945 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25882 en RSIS Working Papers, 293-15 NTU 24 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Iis Gindarsah Indonesia’s defence diplomacy : harnessing the hedging strategy against regional uncertainties |
| title | Indonesia’s defence diplomacy : harnessing the hedging strategy against regional uncertainties |
| title_full | Indonesia’s defence diplomacy : harnessing the hedging strategy against regional uncertainties |
| title_fullStr | Indonesia’s defence diplomacy : harnessing the hedging strategy against regional uncertainties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indonesia’s defence diplomacy : harnessing the hedging strategy against regional uncertainties |
| title_short | Indonesia’s defence diplomacy : harnessing the hedging strategy against regional uncertainties |
| title_sort | indonesia s defence diplomacy harnessing the hedging strategy against regional uncertainties |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science |
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