Apr 28,2016 National Commentaries

A View from Indonesia

On March 20, 2016, a Chinese coastguard vessel intruded into Indonesia’s territorial sea near the Natuna Besar Island, the largest island in Indonesia’s Natuna Islands located in the South China Sea. The coastguard vessel intended to stop a Chinese fishing vessel, Kway Fey 10078, from being towed by an Indonesian fishery patrol boat, KP Hiu […]

Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto

code of conduct , Illegal fishing , Indonesian-Sino March confrontation , Nine-dash line , sovereignty

Feb 22,2016 Special Forum

Developing Indonesia’s Maritime Strategy under President Jokowi

1As the “Jokowi’” Joko Widodo administration implements the “Global Maritime Fulcrum” (Poros Maritim Dunia, PMD) concept,2 how does Indonesia develop its maritime strategy to achieve the concept’s policy goals? This article argues that the PMD’s overall success depends on the development of a coherent maritime strategy. To that end, I discuss four areas: the archipelagic […]

Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto

archipelagic sea lane (ASL) , Jokowi administration , Poros Maritim Dunia (PMD) Concept , South China Sea , UNCLOS