THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDONESIA ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY: STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH KAZAKHSTAN, 2015 – 2017

Abstract

This thesis aims to discuss explicitly the economic interests of Indonesia to Kazakhstan. By focusing on foreign policy and economic diplomacy strategies carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia in Kazakhstan in the period of 2015 to 2017. This research uses qualitative data analysis conducted deductively. The method used in research to collect data is by analyzing documents from primary sources and interview with the related sources. The theoritical framework of this study consists of Neo-Liberalism, Mutual Interdependence, Bilateral Relations, and Economic Diplomacy. The results of this study indicate that Indonesia by using its economic diplomacy can achieve the national interests in economic sector and can be keen to see the economic opportunities that exist in Kazakhstan. This is indicated by the positive results in the trade sector between Indonesia and Kazakhstan in 2018 which reached 6,822.9 USD. Meanwhile the trade data from 2015 to 2017 showed a deficit which amounted to -10,566.2 USD (2015), -7,769.9 USD (2016), -22,321.0 USD (2017).