| ID | 136666 |
| Title Proper | Foreign policy begins at home |
| Other Title Information | the domestic sources of Indonesia’s foreign policy under SBY’s presidency (2004-2014) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Vermonte, Philips J |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper seeks to explain the domestic sources of Indonesia’s foreign policy under
SBY’s presidency. It delineates two aspects of Indonesian foreign policy: the enabling
environment that creates opportunities for SBY to pursue a more active participation for Indonesia in many international fora; and the structure and actors that in the past 10 years of Indonesia’s democratic experience have expanded beyond the small circle of elites concerned with foreign policy. This paper suggests that democratization affects Indonesia’s foreign policy establishment in a number of ways. First, political reform that comes as a logical consequence of democratization triggers reform in the heart of foreign-policy making arena. Second, the parliament has also emerged as a new power equipped with some Constitutional rights-to oversee the conduct of Indonesia’s foreign lions. Third, democratization and the political 4 RM it has brought complicate the process of foreign policy making. |
| `In' analytical Note | Indonesian Quarterly Vol.42, No.3-4; 2014: p.201-215 |
| Journal Source | Strategic Analysis Vol: 39 No 1 |
| Standard Number | Foreign Policy |