Indonesian Government's Strategy for Safeguarding Territorial Integrity in Indonesian and the Philippines Sea Border : (Case study: Violation of the Marine Security Law of in Northern Sulawesi)

Abstract

The situation of the Indonesia-Philippine sea border in North Sulawesi has undergone various problems of law violations regarding land and sea sovereignty foreign ships, illegal residents, Abu Sayyaf groups, and the Islamic State (IS) terror network. The purpose of this study is to explain the strategy of the government of the Republic of Indonesia in enforcing maritime security law in Northern Sulawesi. This research will use the qualitative method with a case study approach. The research problem will find its answer by walking through several theories such as strategic theory, territorial sovereignty, borders, law, security, and international relations. The data analyzed using Huberman techniques which undergo ranged process starting from collecting data by observation, interview, and document study. The results of this study are as follows: First, threats to marine security in North Sulawesi are taking forms on illegal fishing, drugs, illegal mining, human trafficking and people smuggling, illegal trading of arms and munitions, and also act as routes of terrorist returnees. It is also taking forms of illegal migration and sovereignty violations by foreign ships. Second, this work will also evaluate the cooperation in maintaining the sovereignty of the Indonesia-Philippine sea border through the IndoMalphi agreement, information cooperation and joint operations. Third, this paper will also do the walkthrough on the Indonesian Government's strategy in safeguarding the sovereignty of the Indonesia-Philippine sea border in the form of a prevention strategy, action strategy, and recovery strategy.