The Strategy Determination to Improve Marine Security Using SWOT-AHP

Abstract

The high number of crimes and violations occurring in the Indonesian sea shows that marine security in Indonesia is still weak. To improve maritime security requires planning a good maritime security strategy by analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This study aims to determine the best strategy to improve marine security in Indonesia. Therefore, in this study, the combination of SWOT and AHP methods was used to compare the best alternative strategies.The results of the combination of the SWOT and AHP methods recommend the following decisions: First is the strength-opportunity strategy (SO) with a value of 0.51, namely by utilizing all the power to seize and take advantage of the opportunity as much as possible, the SO strategy uses the internal strengths of the agency to take advantage of external opportunities. Second is the strength-threat strategy (ST) with a weight value of 0.26, which uses the power possessed by the agency to overcome threats, the ST strategy uses internal forces of the agency to avoid or reduce the impact of external threats. Third is the weakness-opportunity strategy (WO) with a weight value of 0.17, which utilizes the existing opportunities by minimizing existing weaknesses, the WO strategy aims to improve internal weaknesses by utilizing external opportunities. The fourth is the weakness-threat strategy (WT) with a weight value of 0.08, namely activities that are defensive and try to minimize weaknesses and avoid threats, the WT strategy aims to reduce internal weaknesses by avoiding external threats.