Redefinition of National Interest in Indonesian Foreign Policy under President Joko Widodo

Himawan Bayu Patriadi, Abubakar Eby Hara, Muhammad Iqbal

2018

Abstract

This paper discusses the foreign policy of Indonesia during President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Although foreign politics is generally static and has the same principles, every head of government such as the President often has a new style and approach in foreign policy. Even a country with an established system like the United States, the President's role in foreign policy is significant because it determines the direction and choice of relationships with other countries. Indonesia cannot be separated from such a phenomenon. President Jokowi has different styles and approaches in foreign policy from his predecessor President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). If SBY was very active with ideas for the regional order and future of the region, then Jokowi sees the importance of Indonesia to select the choices of foreign policy in accordance with the urgent matters that have a direct interest for Indonesia. Using interviews with both academics and foreign policy officials and literature review, we see that this different view is quite convincing that it has redefined the national interests and practices of Indonesia foreign policies during President Jokowi. Although this kind of position is not a new one in the course of Indonesian politics and can be traced along the history of Indonesian foreign policy, Jokowi's foreign policy approach has important consequences in Indonesia's relations with ASEAN and with the wider region. Indonesia is now seen as less active or in other words less assertive within ASEAN and does not make a significant contribution to the strengthening relations in the region.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Patriadi H., Hara A. and Iqbal M. (2018). Redefinition of National Interest in Indonesian Foreign Policy under President Joko Widodo.In Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - ACIR, ISBN 978-989-758-493-0, pages 258-275. DOI: 10.5220/0010275802580275

in Bibtex Style

@conference{acir18,
author={Himawan Bayu Patriadi and Abubakar Eby Hara and Muhammad Iqbal},
title={Redefinition of National Interest in Indonesian Foreign Policy under President Joko Widodo},
booktitle={Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - ACIR,},
year={2018},
pages={258-275},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010275802580275},
isbn={978-989-758-493-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - ACIR,
TI - Redefinition of National Interest in Indonesian Foreign Policy under President Joko Widodo
SN - 978-989-758-493-0
AU - Patriadi H.
AU - Hara A.
AU - Iqbal M.
PY - 2018
SP - 258
EP - 275
DO - 10.5220/0010275802580275