DEFENSE DIPLOMACY AND COUNTRY EXISTENCE

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss defense diplomacy efforts by TNI to strengthen country existence. The world multi polarization put foreign policy into new challenges of world power distribution, non-boundary and not centred on two classical blocs (East and West). This condition requires the TNI to have an adaptive capacity related to the role and ability in responding to challenges in defense diplomacy tasks. There are 3 conclusions related to defense diplomacy in strengthening the existence of the country. First, world multi-polarization creates challenges to provide an opportunity for Indonesia to use it as an opportunity to build more constructive relationships in developing the country interests from the economic, socio-cultural and defense sectors. Second, the actualization of defense diplomacy as a national policy must be consistent with country interests, especially in effort to maintain domestic stability which is closely related to the regional situation. Third, several strategic partner countries of Indonesia need to receive comprehensively a systematic and programmed treatment in according with the character of defense diplomacy, namely Confidence Building Measure (CBM), enhancement of defense capabilities and development of defense industry. Therefore, the government needs to develop its relevance by exploring defense diplomacy as the spearhead to strengthen the existence of the Indonesian nation and country.

Keywords

• diplomacy
• multipolar
• defense
• tni