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Multilateral naval exercise Komodo: enhancing Indonesia's multilateral defence diplomacy?
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Abstract Defence diplomacy has gained attention in the past decades. Hence, Indonesia has also developed its defence diplomacy for achieving its strategic interests. In Indonesia's defence diplomacy, bilateral forms have dominated the practice of joint exercises with its defence partners. However, under the ... view more
Defence diplomacy has gained attention in the past decades. Hence, Indonesia has also developed its defence diplomacy for achieving its strategic interests. In Indonesia's defence diplomacy, bilateral forms have dominated the practice of joint exercises with its defence partners. However, under the Yudhoyono administration in 2014, Indonesia hosted its first multilateral joint exercise, the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK), which aimed at facilitating multilateral engagement with greater international partners. This exercise was continued by the Widodo administration as a biannual event in the following years. Since this multilateral exercise has rarely been studied, this article attempts to qualitatively examine how this exercise has developed and contributed to Indonesia's multilateral defence diplomacy. To support the analysis, this article relies on a combination of documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews, including with numerous participants of past MNEK exercises in 2014, 2016, and 2018.... view less
Keywords
impact; Indonesia; international cooperation; military policy; effect; defense policy; international security; diplomacy
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Internationale Kooperation; Militärische Kooperation; Militärische Zusammenarbeit; Militärische Übung; Multilateralismus; Verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Beziehungen; Verteidigungspolitische Zusammenarbeit
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 418-435
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 40 (2021) 3
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed