Indonesia Maritime Fulcrum and the

Desire of Becoming Global Solution Praja Firdaus Nuryananda

Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur

• Composition

• Consideration

• Confrontation

– tropical latitude

– between 2 oceans and 2 continents

– > 17.000 islands = archipelagic state

– global south power

– South China Sea sea-lane (Mackinder, 1904)

– Malacca strait pivotal position & natural resources (Mahan, 1890)

– fourth biggest population,

– the biggest Muslim population (Huntington, 1993)

– liberal and functioning democracy (Fukuyama, 1992)

– 4-6% economic growth, emerging industry (Dickens, 2007)

– most diverse in race, ethnics, languages, and culture

Cold War & “Rowing between Two Reefs”

Cold Peace &

A Flipped World (Pilliang 2008)

Dynamics Equilibrium &

Navigating the Turbulent Oceans

Global Solution

Bali Mandara Highway

Teluk Lamong Port

Indonesia Maritime Defense