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Indonesia's Foreign Policy and The War on Terror. I. Introduction
Indonesia?s foreign policy is actually a part of overall government ...
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Submitted by Palmdale on March 1, 2007
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I. Introduction
Indonesia’s foreign policy is actually a part of overall government policy aimed at achieving national interests. In carrying out its foreign policy, the Indonesian government firmly holds on to the principles of free and active (prinsip bebas aktif) based on Pancasila and Undang-undang Dasar 1945, of which ideas are dedicated to the country’s national interests. In other words, Indonesia’s foreign policy is virtually a component of national political policy inseparable from the actual condition of the country.
The principles free and active foreign policy was initially conveyed by Vice President Mohammad Hatta in 1948, when the realm of international relations was bustled by a rivalry between two blocks of ideologies; democratic-liberal bloc led by the United States and socialist-communist bloc led by the Soviet Union.
To be elaborate, free and active foreign policy, by principal, does not mean a passively neutral, equidistance, or “taking-neither-side” politics. Neither does it refer to a politics which is indifferent of or keeps away from the world’s development and affairs. The term ‘free’ refers to the freedom in determining our own stance and judgment towards various world affairs and free from the attraction to either bloc along with its military alliance. While the term ‘active’ means actively and constructively tries to contribute to the achievement of peace, justice, friendship and mutual cooperation among nations all in the world.
After the cold war, changes in globalization occur, such as changes in the aspect of economy, politics, social, and culture, with regards to interstate relations. These changes cover bilateral, regional, and multilateral, to contemporary issues such as environment, human rights, democratization, liberalization of trade, and others. The order of current international relations is also bustled with the rise new non-governmental actors which are actually influential to the political...
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