Author : Aaron L. Connelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (893 download)
Book Synopsis Indonesian Foreign Policy Under President Jokowi by : Aaron L. Connelly
Download or read book Indonesian Foreign Policy Under President Jokowi written by Aaron L. Connelly and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Indonesian president Joko Widodo's inexperience in foreign affairs and his focus on domestic issues will see him delegate decisions on foreign and security policy to his key advisers. This will result in increased competition between the institutions those advisers lead. On issues where a consensus does not emerge, this competition will make it more difficult for Indonesian foreign policy-makers to define a clear position. Jokowi's closest advisers on foreign and security policy are sophisticated and internationalist, with significant experience abroad. But others, including members of his own party and the foreign ministry, take more nationalist stances on specific issues. Indonesian foreign policy is likely to remain independent but Western-leaning, in accordance with a broad consensus in Jakarta. But more nationalist voices could achieve greater influence over Indonesian foreign policy at the margins, and on isolated issues that capture the imagination of the political and diplomatic elite. Against this backdrop, Australia may find it more difficult to manage crises in the bilateral relationship.