NAVIGATING INDONESIA’S LEADERSHIP THROUGH POLITICAL LINKAGES THEORY IN THE 2022 G20 PRESIDENCY

Abstract

This research examines Indonesia leadership during its presidency of G20 in year 2022 through linkages politics theory. G20 is global premiere economic forum that seek for common goods and international cooperation as its important part of the world which represent 80% of the world population and 85% of global GDP with no permanent secretariat. This study fills a gap in the literature which of previous studies that undermined the success of Indonesia presidency which none studies explaining Indonesia in balancing major powers while advocating all the agendas under G20 in the complicated global dynamic. The focus of the research is on Indonesia as state actor in the global governance. The method used is a qualitative approach supported by primary data through semi - structured interview and secondary data from document analysis from academic journals, research papers, scientific articles, international news and media report, official document of G20 2022. This research finds that Indonesia succeeded in balancing the major powers while advocating all the agendas within the three selection priority issues as from the lens of linkage politics theory shows the success of Indonesia leadership that classified into procedural success by maintaining the agendas with wide participation of member countries, substantive success with the joint communique, diplomatic success in balancing the major powers and strategy legacy success with successfully leverage diplomatic strategy which some enhancement of international credibility and image in the global governance. Indonesia has successfully balancing the major powers and succeed the G20 presidency in a year 2022.