The Domestic Politics of Indonesia's Approach to the Tribunal Ruling and the South China Sea

Indonesia's immediate response to the July 12 ruling by the Arbitral Tribunal was under-whelming. The foreign ministry issued a bland, lackluster five-sentence statement: 1. Indonesia calls on all parties to exercise restraint and refrain from escalatory activities while securing Southeast Asia...

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Published in:Contemporary Southeast Asia 2016-12, Vol.38 (3), p.382-388
Main Author: LAKSMANA, EVAN A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Armed forces
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
China
Domestic politics
Fisheries
Foreign policy
History
Indonesia
International cooperation
International law
Jakarta Indonesia
Joko Widodo (Jokowi)
Maritime law
Maritime security
Neutrality
Oligarchy
Political parties
Politics
Polls & surveys
Roundtable: The Arbitral Tribunal's Ruling on the South China Sea — Implications and Regional Responses
South China Sea
Southeast Asia
Sovereignty
Stability
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Summary:Indonesia's immediate response to the July 12 ruling by the Arbitral Tribunal was under-whelming. The foreign ministry issued a bland, lackluster five-sentence statement: 1. Indonesia calls on all parties to exercise restraint and refrain from escalatory activities while securing Southeast Asia from military activities that could threaten peace and stability, and instead should respect international law, including 1982 UNCLOS. 2. Indonesia calls on all parties to continue the common commitment to uphold peace and exhibit friendship and cooperation, as have been well-sustained thus far. 3. Indonesia urges all parties in the South China Sea to behave and conduct their activities according to agreed-upon principles. 4. Indonesia will continue to push for a peaceful, free, and neutral zone in Southeast Asia to further strengthen the ASEAN political and security community. 5. Indonesia urges all claimant states to continue peaceful negotiations over the overlapping sovereignty claims in the South China Sea according to international law.
ISSN:0129-797X
1793-284X