THE CONCEPTUAL OF SECOND TRACK DIPLOMACY IN SEA DEFENSE TO INCREASE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP FOR INDONESIA

• Main Authors: Dipua A., Harahab N., Hermawan R., Puspitawati D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences 2020-07-01
• Series: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
• Subjects: second track diplomacy; sea defense; regional comprehensive economic partnership
• Online Access: https://rjoas.com/issue-2020-07/article_13.pdf

The case of disputes that occurred in the South China Sea region is one of the most complicated regional disputes in the Southeast Asian region. This dispute has involved several countries such as Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and covers several issues related to overlapping territorial claims and recognition of territorial sea boundaries in the region. The shift in power from bipolar to multipolar and increasingly unclear threats arose, moving from traditional to non-traditional directions contributed to the tension in the region. Nevertheless, the peace settlement approach that has been attempted so far has not been able to resolve disputes that have existed since four decades ago. This research aims to develop a Second Track Diplomacy (STRAD) Sea Defense concept which is expected to be able to solve the problem of disputes in this region. If referring to the Multi Track Diplomacy theory, it will be more likely to be achieved if it involves and empowers other potentials at all levels of diplomacy, while the concept of Second Track Diplomacy (STRAD) sea defense developed in this study becomes an increasingly important part in changing the international sea defense and security. The results showed that private organizations, non-governmental organizations, universities, and government are expected to be able to use financial and human resources significantly to implement the Second Track Diplomacy (STRAD) concept that focuses on the formulation of a policy for Southeast Asian region, especially on Sea Defense policy. Based on the research results, using the STRAD concept can increase the value of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnerships (RCEP) for Indonesia in this region with optimal, effective and efficient conditions.