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Foreign Policy Making in Venezuelan Crisis: The Case of Nicolás Maduro’s Left- Wing Militaristic Cabinet in Venezuela’s Blockade Policy towards Brazilian Aids Nauvarian, Demas
WIMAYA Vol. 2 No. 02 (2021)
Publisher : UNIVERSITAS PEMBANGUNAN NASIONAL VETERAN JAWA TIMUR

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33005/wimaya.v2i02.57

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Venezuela has experienced a turmoil of economic crisis since 2014 under the administration of President Nicolás Maduro. This crisis has been spilling towards social and political issues, with one being the emergence of opposition group led by Juan Guaidó. This crisis, at first, has invited sympathy from various international actors, both states and non-states, one of them being Brazil. However, in February 2019, President Maduro decided to fully-blockade Venezuela-Brazil borders for any human or goods movement. This paper aims to analyze the presence of President Maduro’s cabinet towards Brazil borders blockade in Venezuelan Crisis in 2019. This paper utilizes qualitative social science methodology by analyzing primary and secondary data. By using the groupthink paradigm in foreign policy analysis, this paper argues that there is a position convergence between the members of the cabinet with the background of: (1) the dominance of nationalist military group loyal to President Maduro; (2) the same ideology of left-wing political spectrum. This paper also argues that beside the two internal factors above, the external factors of regional and global tension towards Venezuela also create an isolation as an element of stress towards this government. This paper concludes that the combination of the three factors above become the main factors that formulated the blockade policy.
A Long Walk for Nothing? ASEAN’s Ineffectivity in Combating Transnational Organized Crime: the Case of Drug Trafficking in the ‘Golden Triangle’ Nauvarian, Demas; Pramudia, Putu Shangrina
Journal of ASEAN Dynamics and Beyond Vol 3, No 1 (2022): VOL.3 NO. 1 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Sebelas Maret

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20961/aseandynamics.v3i1.52678

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This paper seeks to analyze ASEAN’s ineffectivity in combating transnational organized crime, with special focus on the case of drug trafficking. With most member states being in a developing economy state, the region of Southeast Asia become a target for the various activities of transnational organized crimes (TOCs). One of the prominent TOC operating in the region is illegal drug trafficking, with its center in the region being at the Golden Triangle area—an intersection between Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand. The three countries themselves are known for being production points of illegal drugs, with little national effort to combat it. While the hope for regional action from ASEAN emerge, ASEAN’s various effort in combating illegal drug trafficking seems to be ineffective. This is evidenced by the constant increase of illegal drug production and distribution in the region and even outwards. This paper seeks to explain this ineffectivity. By utilizing the framework of security community, this paper argues that there is a lack of collective identity and community sense that become the underlying factor for this ineffectivity. Therefore, this paper concludes the need of ideational shift to increase effectivity in ASEAN’s effort.