Indonesia's response to the Belt and Road Initiative and the Indo‐Pacific: A pivotal state's hedging strategy

Yoshimatsu, Hidetaka

doi:10.1111/aspp.12629

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“…The cooperation between Indonesia and Japan mainly focuses on solving the current maritime issues. On 21 December 2016, Japan and Indonesia jointly established the Indonesia-Japan Maritime Forum (IJMF), which also covers cooperation related to maritime safety, security, economy, infrastructure, education, and training [18]. Indonesia is becoming a genuine peace, security, and prosperity partner through the Co-GMF and FOIP.…”

Section: Global Maritime Fulcrum and The Free And Openmentioning

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Mechanism of Balancing Diplomacy among Middle Powers the Hedging Strategy of Indonesia under the Competition of “Free-Open Indo Pacific” and “Belt and Road Initiative”

Zhang

2023

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The competition between China and the United States is worsening in the Indo-Pacific region. With the evolution of the Indo-Pacific regional order, Southeast Asian countries find themselves at the forefront of competition. Most Southeast Asian countries face three main choices. The first choice is to support the current superpower, the United States; The second option is to cooperate with China and join the BRI initiative; The third option is a strategic hedge between China and the United States. This study focuses on the Southeast Asian region, taking Indonesia as the research object, and analyzes how Indonesia, as a middle power, adopts a hedging strategy to carry out excellent power balance diplomacy. Indonesia has adopted the “Global Maritime Fulcrum Strategy (GMF)” as the primary measure to deal with BRI and FOIP. In this paper, a literature review and case study are used to study. The first part mainly expounds on balanced diplomacy between a middle power and an major power, and the second part focuses on Indonesia as the research object. Through a case study, it analyzes the background, current policies, achievements, and significance of GMF strategy and explains the hedging strategy of Indonesia, a middle power, to balance China and the United States.

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Mechanism of Balancing Diplomacy among Middle Powers the Hedging Strategy of Indonesia under the Competition of “Free-Open Indo Pacific” and “Belt and Road Initiative”

Zhang

2023

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“…Indonesia has what it takes to bolster Southeast Asia's stability. Yoshimatsu (2022) asserted that Indonesia's position is vital to solidifying ASEAN's prominence and status as the main regional organization amidst the evolving regional politics. Among many of Indonesia's interests in defending the Indo-Pacific is to revive ASEAN centrality (Laksmana, 2021).…”

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Indonesia’s South China Sea Policy under Joko Widodo: Building Credibility in Indo-Pacific Geostrategic Circuit

Irsadanar

2023

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This research explains how states’ expanding security policy contributes to its credibility of threats in international relations. The context is represented by the case of Indonesia’s South China Sea policy expansion under Joko Widodo administration, which became more assertive. Most of the current literatures picture Indonesia’s South China Sea engagement in the setting of its relation with China and its effort to build regional stability. This paper aims to locate the case of Indonesia’s South China Sea policy into a broader context of Indo-Pacific geostrategic landscape. To achieve this objective, this research utilized credibility concept in international relations as analytical framework. This research argues that Indonesia’s bolder and more institutionalized security policy in navigating South China Sea stand-offs aims to build its credibility of threat in Indo-Pacific circuit. With more credibility of threat, it expects to escalate Indonesia’s strategic positioning as it has more credibility to deter China’s intrusion. By that, Indonesia is seen to be more reliable to maintain the maritime stability and lead more strategic partners be more committed to cooperate with Indonesia, as the linchpin connecting Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

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“…Our April 2024 issue continues this scholarly gaze on Australia's engagement with the Asia‐Pacific. Yoshimatsu and Maso (2024) differentiated between Australia and China's economic relationship with Pacific Island countries. Contrary to China, they argued that Australia employed economic statecraft defined by multilateralism and normative considerations.…”

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Australia‐ASEAN relations: A special relationship

Arugay

2024

Asian Politics and Policy

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Indonesia's response to the Belt and Road Initiative and the Indo‐Pacific: A pivotal state's hedging strategy

Cited by 5 publications

References 39 publications

Mechanism of Balancing Diplomacy among Middle Powers the Hedging Strategy of Indonesia under the Competition of “Free-Open Indo Pacific” and “Belt and Road Initiative”

Mechanism of Balancing Diplomacy among Middle Powers the Hedging Strategy of Indonesia under the Competition of “Free-Open Indo Pacific” and “Belt and Road Initiative”

Indonesia’s South China Sea Policy under Joko Widodo: Building Credibility in Indo-Pacific Geostrategic Circuit

Australia‐ASEAN relations: A special relationship

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