Defense as an Economic Problem from an Archipelagic Perspective: The Indonesian Case

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10.2991/978-94-6463-362-7_12How to use a DOI?

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Indonesia; archipelagic state; maritime defense; global maritime fulcrum

Abstract

Indonesia occupies the strategic region of Southeast Asia, which is not only one concept, but it is also a body of knowledge. The region covers a land and maritime sphere that Indonesia adopted as an archipelagic state. Consequently, a critical issue for Indonesia reflects some crucial threats such as maritime disputes, maritime piracy, and maritime terrorists. As an archipelagic state in the context of Southeast Asia, Indonesia views the importance of maritime security, defense, and economy to develop maritime defense according to the highest preference of Indonesia’s maritime perspective. It aimed to resolve maritime challenges containing maritime threats. This article explores the importance of that preference in developing Indonesia’s maritime defense. Its methodology refers to the usage of conceptual public good that is produced on the basis of the archipelagic perspective. There is a choice between maritime power and land power. The main findings are twofold. Firstly, conceptually, the defensive platform of this maritime defense is based on two cells which there is Global Maritime Fulcrum and the macro-region of the Indo-Pacific. Substantively, maritime defense is assumed to be defense as an economic problem. Secondly, as a public good, Indonesia’s government develops maritime defense based on archipelagic preference to ensure continuing Indonesia’s archipelagic state to achieve welfare conditions for its people.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Agus R. Rahman
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/01/22
TI  - Defense as an Economic Problem from an Archipelagic Perspective: The Indonesian Case
BT  - Proceedings of the Southeast Asian Conference on Migration and Development (SEACMD 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 151
EP  - 166
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-362-7_12
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-362-7_12
ID  - Rahman2024
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