A STRATEGIC VIEW OF MINILATERALISM: INDONESIA, QUAD, ASEAN, SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, AND IMPEDIMENT TO ASEAN CENTRALITY?

Hino Samuel Jose (Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta)
Sigit Aris Prasetyo (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia)

Jurnal Ilmiah Kajian Keimigrasian (JIKK)
Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Jurnal Ilmiah Kajian Keimigrasian

This paper elaborates on how Indonesia and ASEAN could synergize their role on a more strategic views in ensuring ASEAN-led centrality. With minilateralism concerns growing, this paper addresses the importance of maintaining external relations for constructive dialogue and how foreign policy restructurization of Indonesia should be executed in a more normative and ideational level. This paper employs qualitative analysis through document-based research on previous literatures to formulate the contention and discussions that has been very Comprehensive and wide in scholarly analyses. Will Indo-Pacific prevail with ASEAN as the central player? What Jakarta has to do about it?