<![CDATA[The Indo-Pacific has emerged as a geostrategic theatre of great-power competition between the United States and China, engendering complex security dynamics and conflict potential. One of the concepts that Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, are concerned with is the regional stability. Indonesia, as one of the founding members of ASEAN and an middle power, started the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) as a normative structure to ensure regional stability. The purpose of this study is to analyze the forms of practicality and Diplomacy's efforts in ensuring security stability in the Indo Pacific region through the AOIP. This study used descriptive-qualitative methods, this research draws on document analysis of offocial sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia, ASEAN Secretariat, academic journals, and reports from trusted media. Thw findings reveal that Indonesia’s AOIP implementation progressed through three phases: Normative (2019-2022), Concrete Action (2023), and Consolidation (2024-2025). Theoretically, this study contributes to Middle Power Theory by demonstrating how Indonesia operationalizes mediator, facilitator, and consesnsus-builder roles in regional governamce despite material limitations. Empirically, maritime cooperation emerges as the most operationalized pillar, while sustainable development remains lagerly normative. This research offers practical implications for ASEAN policymakers in enhancing AOIP implementation ans recommends future comparative studies across ASEAN member states.]]>
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