ISU PERTINDIHAN WILAYAH DAN HUBUNGAN INDONESIA-MALAYSIA PADA ERA PENTADBIRAN SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO

Abstract

Using a historical approach and international relations, This paper examines the boundary overlap issues and Indonesia-Malaysia relations during the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration. The main question in this paper is "how is the boundary overlap issues and Indonesia-Malaysia relations during the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration?". This study is using qualitative method in analyzing archieval data. The findings show that there were boundary overlap issues that occurred during this period that greatly affected Indonesia-Malaysia bilateral relations. For example, Sipadan-Ligitan, Ambalat, and others.However, the focus of this study is on two major issues that the author will address, namely the case of Ambalat and issues and tensions in the border region. In this paper, the author argues that Indonesia-Malaysia relations in the era of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's leadership appear to be compromised due to the issue of territorial overlap. The strain on bilateral relations is more due to Indonesia's increasingly open internal political changes after the New Order and the 1998 reforms.