This paper aims to explain the relationship between the traditional and non-traditional security threats that Indonesia is facing, and the policy options undertaken by Indonesia to address them. Given the growing concern about the existing security threats, it is important to evaluate the national security...

This paper aims at analyzing some governmental regulations on disaster issues to understand government disaster diplomacy practices. Indonesia as a country that has significant levels of exposure to natural disaster. Unfortunetely, important government stakeholders on disaster issues are lack of understanding...

Given the fact that both Indonesia and the Philippines are considered to have procedural democracies, this research sets out to seek how dominant features of party organization are exhibited and why such features emerge or prevail in both countries. In doing so, this research assesses the party leadership...

This paper suggests that comprehensive partnership could eliminate existing potential conflicts between Indonesia and Malaysia. Involving more non-state actors, promoting non-political, informal, and direct links could strengthen Indonesia-Malaysia relation. Those characteristics of comprehensive partnership...

The article has analyzed the foreign policy of Russia in the Southeast Asia which developed according to dynamics of the international processes, with the purpose to strengthen political stability and to expand influence of Russia on the modern world. The developments of the foreign policy doctrine attended...

This research was aimed at identifying potential sources of conflict in the RI - PNG border territory, a case study in the Skow-Wutung border area, Muara Tami district, Jayapura city, Papua province. The study had been an in-depth analysis, using a qualitative approach, adopting the phenomenology strategy....

Generally the main essence of the Maqasid al-Shariah (objectives of Islamic Law) is to avoid the evil and uphold the public interest. In the present Westphalia state system, it is inevitable for the Islamic countries to engage with the international treaty. However, there are several provisions in the...

This paper aimed to elaborate the orientation of Indonesian foreign policy in the Jokowi era by focusing on two main determinants. The first is regional determinants that lead to the emergence of multi-track regionalism in line with the lauch of the ASEAN Community. Although the ASEAN countries still...