Abstract
As a country whose waters are wider than the land, Indonesia must deal with threats that occur in Indonesian waters. In 2009, the Indonesian EEZ in the Natuna Islands was unilaterally claimed by the Chinese government on a map containing nine imaginary lines. The focus of this research is the analysis of threats that occur in the Natuna Islands and the Indonesian government's strategies in maintaining the sovereignty of the Natuna Islands. This type of research is descriptive-analytical, that trying to describe various situations, conditions that exist in society that are the object of research. In this study also uses theories and concepts that can be used as a guide in conducting research. These theories are Morgenthau's National Interest Theory, Soft Power Theory put forward by Nye, and the Concept of Defense and Security. The results of this study are that in maintaining the sovereignty of the Natuna Islands, the Indonesian government applies two strategies, namely diplomatic and defense strategies. Among these two strategies, a strategy that is quite successful in maintaining the sovereignty of the Natuna Islands is a defense strategy.
Highlights
As a country whose waters are wider than the land, Indonesia must deal with threats that occur in Indonesian waters
In 2009, the Indonesian EEZ in the Natuna Islands was unilaterally claimed by the Chinese government on a map containing nine imaginary lines
The focus of this research is the analysis of threats that occur in the Natuna Islands and the Indonesian government's strategies in maintaining the sovereignty of the Natuna Islands
Summary
Yang Maha Esa memiliki 17.504 pulau, 16.056 pulau diantaranya telah diakui oleh PBB (Prasetya, 2017). Dari keseluruhan jumlah pulau tersebut, terdapat 67 pulau yang berbatasan langsung dengan negara tetangga, 11 pulau diantaranya perlu mendapat perhatian khusus, karena terletak di perbatasan pulau terluar. Kepulauan Natuna adalah salah satu kepulauan Indonesia yang dilanggar kedaulatannya oleh Tiongkok. Kepulauan ini bukan merupakan sebuah provinsi, melainkan salah satu dari tujuh kabupaten yang berada di Provinsi Kepulauan Riau yaitu kabupaten Natuna (Seta, 2010). Lokasi kepulauan Natuna yang posisinya menjorok ke utara yang terletak di Laut Cina Selatan bagian selatan menyebabkan kepulauan Natuna menjadi salah satu pulau yang strategis setelah kepulauan Spratly dan kepulauan Paracel. Natuna dibuktikan dengan adanya kandungan gas alam pada salah satu ladang gas D-Alpha yang terletak 225 km disebelah utara kepulauan Natuna yang menyimpan 112.356.680 barrel total cadangan dengan volume sebesar 222 trillion cubic feet (TCT).
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