The Role Of Indonesia As A Mediator In The Border Dispute Between Thailand And Cambodia During Indonesia’s Chairmanship In Asean 2011
| Main Author: | Seruni |
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| Other Authors: | Pribadi Sutiono |
| Format: | bachelorThesis |
| Terbitan: |
Jakarta : Fakultas Ilmu Social Dan Ilmu Politik UIN Syarif Hidayatullah
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.uinjkt.ac.id/dspace/handle/123456789/40652 |
Daftar Isi:
- This thesis analyze about how does Indonesia play its role as the chairman of ASEAN 2011 in bridging the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. The purpose of this research is to understand how a leader or chairman in one of a regional organisation deals with the issue within the organisation. The period in the title of this thesis aims that this thesis has the limitation of time, in order to focus in one year when Indonesia became the chairman of ASEAN. Foreign policy, the concept of role and the concept of mediation are the theoretical framework that used in this thesis. This thesis used the qualitative research methodology by collecting the data from the books, news paper and some articles from internet sites and interview that are relevant to the case of this thesis. The writer finds some the data that the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia was actually happened many centuries ago. The conflict is about the seizure of Preah Vihear temple which is located between the two countries. The conflict escalated Preah Vihear listed as the World Heritage Site by UnitedNations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 2008. The gunfire between the two countries happened in 2011. In 2011, Indonesia became the chairman of ASEAN. There are some policies that Indonesia applied in bridging the conflict. Indonesia applied “shuttle diplomacy” in mediating the two countries. “Shuttle diplomacy” aims to get information from both sides. Besides that, Indonesia proposed the “package solutions” to the two countries in resolving the case. The “package solutions” are (a) Joint Border Committee, (b) boundary demarcation process, (c) ceasefire, and (d) sending Indonesian Observer Team (IOT). As a conclusion, the writer finds out the new way of ASEAN in solving the problem amongst the members under Indonesia‟s chairmanship in 2011. In solving the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, Indonesia and ASEAN tried to discuss openly, mediate directly, and send observers to the conflict, while ASEAN never did those way before when there were conflict amongst member.