ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL SECURITY: A VIEW FROM INDONESIA BY EVI FITRIANI, PHD HEAD, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA

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ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL SECURITYA VIEW FROM
INDONESIA BY EVI FITRIANI, PHDHEAD,
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENTUNIVERSITY OF
INDONESIA

• The 3rd Asia Research Forum Asia-Pacific Order -
  Political and Economic Regional Governance
• Institute of world Economics and Politics of
  Chinese Academy of Social Science,
• Beijing, 6 December 2012

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Agenda

• ASEAN security concern
• Chinas military movements in AP
• USs military movements in AP
• Indonesias approach to tackle security concern
  in Asia pacific
• Conclussion

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A. ASEAN Security Concern

• Purpose of ASEAN
• To promote regional peace and stability
  through abiding respect for justice and the rule
  of law in the relationship among countries of the
  region and adherence to theprinciples of the
  United Nations Charter
• ASEAN Preference
• No domination of great powers in SEA
• Stability in Asia Pacific

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A. ASEAN Security Concern

• Contemporary security challenge in SEA and AP
• Security problems created by non-state actors
• (terorism, smuggling, refugee, illegal
  fishing)
• Security problems created by states
• (territorial disputes, military build-up,
  provocative movements, arms-conflicts)

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B. Chinas military movement in AP

• Increasing defence budget
• Military build-up (or modernization?)
• Assertive movements in handling territorial
  disputes in East Asia and Southeast Asia
  particularly in
• - East China Sea
• - South China Sea

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Territorial claims in South China Sea
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Chinas passport problem
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B. Chinas military movement in AP

• South China Sea
• Escalation of territorial claims
• Deploment of military as well as non-military
  staff to disputing islands
• Deployment of China naval force in the
  conflicting areas
• Detainment of conflicting parties personals
• Chinas approach Vs ASEAN approach
• Economypolitical influence to some ASEAN
  countries

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C. US Military Movement in AP

• Increasing defence budget
• Strong US presence in Asia (reassurance?)
• USPACOM
• US alliances in the region
• Military equipment in Japan and South Korea
• Military deployment in Australia
• Increasing number of submarines

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US-China cooperation

• Military Maritime Consultation Agreement
  (sin1998)
• Absent in 2007, divergent of interests since
  2008
• Defence Policy Coordination (sin. 2006)
• Incidents at Sea Protocol (INCSEA) signed 1972
• Undecided, problematic since 2009
• Defence Consultative Talks (DCT)
• US-China Joint Statement Nov 2009
• Six-Party Talk

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D. Indonesias Approach

• ASEAN Centrality
• APSC regional resilience
• Peaceful solution to SCS
• Regional not bilateral approach for SCS
• Extra-regional power? Is it necessary?
• Tendency to Hedging?
• Alliance

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E. Conclusion

• Indonesia as well as ASEAN is aware of changing
  strategic environment in Asia Pacific.
• Domination of the US and China in regional
  security affairs is apparent, however Indonesia
  would prefer ASEAN not as a passive partner.
• Indonesias approach in the AP security is based
  on neutrality and regional (ASEAN) resilience.
• Indonesia would prefer to ally with other
  regional countries to balance the big powers.

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• Thank you
• Evi Fitriani
• International Relations Department
• University of Indonesia
• Email evi.fitriani09_at_ui.ac.id