Indonesia's Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy in the 21st Century: Rise of an Indo-Pacific Power

ISBN-13: 9781138674912 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 266 str.

Vibhanshu Shekhar

Opis

This book analyses Indonesia's debate on its regional diplomatic policy and its emerging grand strategy vision for the 21st century. There is growing realization that the country's traditional canvas, methods and strategies of power projection limit Indonesia's regional ambitions and may not be effective amidst changing politico-strategic landscape of the region. The first issue that the book seeks to probe is whether Indonesia is in fact expanding its regional canvas and whether there is a shift in Indonesia's perception from a Southeast Asian player to a pan-Indo-Pacific power. The book critically assesses (a) the content and context of Indonesia's Indo-Pacific debate, and (b) Jakarta's re-examination of its region, security and diplomacy. While addressing the Indo-Pacific question, it looks into three key issues of Indonesia's regional diplomacy - assertion of entitlement, rejection of under-achievement and an emerging power's claim for a status-consistent behaviour. Indonesia's Indo-Pacific debate is an emerging power discourse seeking bigger regional canvas and an elevated status. The Indo-Pacific debate offers a broader regional canvas that places Indonesia at the centre and therefore gives a sense of entitlement to play an important role in shaping the regional strategic discourse. The second issue is whether or not Indonesia is redefining its regional diplomacy. Indonesia's own strategic debates indicate that basic traits of Indonesia's regional diplomacy are undergoing change, reflecting the country's shifting perception of its regional canvas. The book analyses these not so subtle but powerful changes in the country's regional diplomacy. Finally, the book examines whether Indonesia's strategic elite is redefining its security doctrine - threat perceptions, sources of threats, military preparedness, and the level of force-projection and deployment. This book will be of much interest to students of South-East Asian politics, strategic studies, international diplomacy, security studies and IR in general.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Indonesia’s Emerging Power Status Signalling 2. Rise of the Indo-Pacific Geopolitics 3. Indo-Pacific as Indonesia’s Regional Context 4. Indonesia as a Maritime Power 5. Indonesia’s ASEAN-Plus and Post-ASEAN Trajectories 6. Great Power Management and Strategic Partnerships Conclusion

O autorze

Vibhanshu Shekhar is an Adjunct Faculty at the American University, Washington DC, USA, and is author/editor of five books on foreign policy.