| "Security policy" refers to a set of strategic policies of a country to pursuit national security,and it is also an international approach to realize its national security on international stage.The adjustment and change of a country’s "security policy" inevitably affects the development of its foreign relations.Since the end of the cold war,Indonesia’s security policy has undergone three adjustments.Firstly,after the end of the cold war,in the context of the absence of dominant regional security forces and the immature ASEAN,Indonesia began to implement the security policy of"island-focused" when its national security was threatened by domestic separatist forces and regional armed forces.During this period,Indonesia’s security work mainly focused on "internal security",dealing with various traditional security issues and ensuring national unity and territorial sovereignty integrity.The "island-focused" security policy made Indonesia stand firm on traditional security at home and correspondingly less focused on external affairs.Under this security policy,Indonesia had conflicts with the United States on military and political issues,human rights issues and other issues when processing security issues,during which the bilateral relations between Indonesia and the United States reached at its worst.Since the 21st century,the domestic separatist forces,devastatingly upgrowing terrorism and natural disasters continuously struck the security and stability of Indonesian society.To solve the security problems,Indonesia shifted to a "comprehensive defense" security policy which focused on both traditional security and non-traditional security issues and coordinated domestic security governance and external security cooperation.Under such circumstances,The bilateral relations between Indonesia and the United States have eased,and Indonesia has restored and developed cooperative relations with the United States in security fields such as fighting against terrorist forces and post-disaster assistance.Since Joko Widodo took office,Indonesia’s security environment has changed again.In the new historical period,Indonesia faces diversified challenges in security issues.Maritime security comes onto the center stage and "unexpected" games among superpowers make Indonesia in a dilemma.Under such circumstances,the Joko Widodo government first took various effective measures to realize effective governance of domestic security issues.At the same time,to safeguard Indonesia’s"maritime security",Joko’s government actively promotes the implementation of Indonesia’s "Global Maritime Fulcrum" strategy.Finally,facing the intensification of geopolitical competition,Joko’s government pursues an "independent and active" foreign policy,avoids the two-way pull brought by great power competition,and protects its own interests.In terms of bilateral relations with the United States,the Indonesian government chose to continue to deepen cooperation with the United States in traditional security fields,and on this basis actively expand cooperation with the United States in other fields to promote the construction of a comprehensive partnership with the United States.In addition,Indonesia rationally analyzes the security situation under the competition of big powers and chooses to balance the development of its relations with the United States,to achieve the "dynamic balance" among big powers.Since the end of the cold war,the adjustment of Indonesia’s security policy has determined the diplomatic position and behavior mode that Indonesia adheres to in its foreign relations,which affects the development of Indonesia’s relations with the United States and causes the fluctuations and volatility of the relations between Indonesia and the United States after the cold war.The analysis of Indonesia’s relation with the United States in the context of Indonesia’s security policy is a significant reference for China as China is vigorously promoting the strategic alignment with Indonesia at present. |
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