INDONESIA’S DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS IN RESPONSE TO THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS DURING PRESIDENT JOKO WIDODO ADMINISTRATION (2014-2016)

Abstract

Mariesta Varandiga Putri, International Relations 2013, President University Thesis Title: Indonesia’s Diplomatic Efforts in Response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis during President Joko Widodo Administration (2014-2016)

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how the Indonesian government implements its diplomatic efforts in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis during President Joko Widodo administration. This analysis focuses on the Rohingya refugee crisis from 2014-2016 in the Southeast Asia. This thesis will be focused on one of the affected countries by the refugee crisis which is Indonesia. In addition, this thesis provides the Indonesian government responses for the Rohingya refugee crisis. The current refugee crisis increases the interest of the country’s response not only about how immediate response that must be applied but also increases motivation of the country to find the settlement of refugee crisis. After the exodus movement of Rohingya’s refugee, the government of Indonesia agreed to offer the temporary shelter for one year and the settlement of this crisis will be done by international community. In order to find the settlement of the crisis, the government of Indonesia plays an active diplomacy in address the issue in bilateral, regional and multilateral. In addition, this thesis will discuss further about how the Indonesia’s challenges over the refugee flows which has inspired the government to settle the crisis. The result of this research, Indonesia’s diplomatic efforts plays actively in response to Rohingya refugee crisis and the main focus of Indonesia’s diplomacy is to find the settlement of the refugee crisis by addressing the root causes of the crisis and enhancing the cooperation (origin, transit, and destination country) in solving the crisis.