INDONESIA'S DIPLOMATIC MECHANISMS IN MANAGING MARITIME BOUNDARY DISPUTE WITH MALAYSIA, 2007-2014 STUDY CASE: AMBALAT BLOC

Abstract

Since era of first president of Republic of Indonesia, Ir. Soekarno, Indonesia has been vulnerably in conflict with his neighbor country, Malaysia and more markedly, two countries were same identity so called 'Nusantara'. Disputes within this bilateral relation often happen since the issues mentions territory and sovereignty of the country. In fact, this bilateral relation was ever at that worst level in the era of Soekarno with 'Ganyang Malaysia' after Malaysia started to unified Sabah and Sarawak to create New Federation of Malaya. In the year of 2000, such an issue as ever happened to Sipadan and Ligitan is emerging. This issue is well known as Ambalat case which is located in Eastern Kalimantan. A highly tension have been frequently taking place in the area between military forces of two countries since there have no end of the discussion of it. In regards to UNCLOS 1982, Indonesia has been granted a full-right of Ambalat. On the other hand, provoke of Malaysia Marine Security still show their disagreement of Indonesia territory of Ambalat. In defending national interest on sovereignty, Indonesia strives to defend Ambalat by prioritizing negotiation beyond. In other hand, the stability of ASEAN will be affected if the solution has not yet come to the end. It is expected that by considering diplomacy, it will stimulate the end of dispute. This thesis will use qualitative methods to discover the politic action of Indonesia government in pursuing clarified sovereignty of disputed Ambalat. Case study will be focused in Indonesia that less-oriented on maritime development.