Authors :
Lutvia Resta Setyawati; Marsetio; Budiman Djoko Said; Anneke Sri Avhanti
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 11 - November
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Abstract :
The South China Sea has become one of the
disputed hotspots and a "game-changer" for various
countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Geographically, the
nine-dash line claim declared by China since 1947 has
violated the territorial waters of other countries and
tarnished the results of the UNCLOS agreement. The
inevitable impact is mutual claims as to the rightful owners
of uninhabited islands in the SCS region. Ownership of the
Spratly Islands, Paracels, and other islands is considered
very strategic to support sea trade routes there. This
conflict is getting hotter when America participates in the
vortex of conflict and the struggle for hegemony in the
region. In its development, multilateral organizations
opposed to China were finally formed, for example, Quad
and AUKUS which recently shocked the global geopolitical
scene. As one of the countries in the heart of the Asia
Pacific, Indonesia was involved in the conflict after China
declared its claim to the North Natuna waters. To prevent
a bigger adverse impact, the government can use sea power
and maritime domain awareness instruments to increase
and strengthen national vigilance in the territory of the
Republic of Indonesia. This research was conducted
through an explanatory qualitative method with
triangulation as the process of checking the validity of the
data. Information was collected through library research
and interviews. The results show that Indonesia can use 6
elements of sea power (geographical position, physical
shape, area, population, national character, and
government character) to increase national vigilance in the
7 pillars of the World Maritime Axis (management of
marine resources and human resource development;
defense). , security, law enforcement, and safety at sea;
marine governance and institutions; marine economy and
infrastructure and welfare improvement; marine space
management and marine environment protection;
maritime culture and maritime diplomacy).
Keywords :
Sea Power, Maritime Domain Awareness, National Vigilance
The South China Sea has become one of the
disputed hotspots and a "game-changer" for various
countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Geographically, the
nine-dash line claim declared by China since 1947 has
violated the territorial waters of other countries and
tarnished the results of the UNCLOS agreement. The
inevitable impact is mutual claims as to the rightful owners
of uninhabited islands in the SCS region. Ownership of the
Spratly Islands, Paracels, and other islands is considered
very strategic to support sea trade routes there. This
conflict is getting hotter when America participates in the
vortex of conflict and the struggle for hegemony in the
region. In its development, multilateral organizations
opposed to China were finally formed, for example, Quad
and AUKUS which recently shocked the global geopolitical
scene. As one of the countries in the heart of the Asia
Pacific, Indonesia was involved in the conflict after China
declared its claim to the North Natuna waters. To prevent
a bigger adverse impact, the government can use sea power
and maritime domain awareness instruments to increase
and strengthen national vigilance in the territory of the
Republic of Indonesia. This research was conducted
through an explanatory qualitative method with
triangulation as the process of checking the validity of the
data. Information was collected through library research
and interviews. The results show that Indonesia can use 6
elements of sea power (geographical position, physical
shape, area, population, national character, and
government character) to increase national vigilance in the
7 pillars of the World Maritime Axis (management of
marine resources and human resource development;
defense). , security, law enforcement, and safety at sea;
marine governance and institutions; marine economy and
infrastructure and welfare improvement; marine space
management and marine environment protection;
maritime culture and maritime diplomacy).
Keywords :
Sea Power, Maritime Domain Awareness, National Vigilance
