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Jurnal Hubungan Luar Negeri
ISSN : 26148560     EISSN : 30479770     DOI : -
Jurnal Hubungan Luar Negeri aims to be a leading credible reference for diplomacy and foreign policy analysis among the politics and international relations scholars, researchers, and professionals. The major purpose of the journal is to expose readers a wide range of perspectives, understandings, and analysis on the dynamics of diplomacy and foreign policy conducted by and, or impacting Indonesia. The focus and scope of the journal includes but not limited to Indonesias foreign policy and diplomacy. It may include politic, economic, and social aspects, Indonesias roles in ASEAN and beyond, Indonesia and the Global South, Indonesias migrant workers protection, Indonesias public diplomacy, Human security, Peace and conflict resolution, Environment and sustainable development, and other issues that may be relevant to Indonesias stance in the international relations milieu.
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Potensi Karbon Biru Indonesia dalam Diplomasi Iklim: Studi Komparatif Kosta Rika, Seychelles, dan Australia Apriwan Apriwan; Thoriq Giffan Aditya; Sylvana Annisa; Irmanita Safitri
JURNAL HUBUNGAN LUAR NEGERI Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Hubungan Luar Negeri
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70836/vwykvx81

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Indonesia memiliki cadangan karbon biru terbesar di dunia, tetapi potensi ekologis ini belum dioptimalkan sebagai instrumen diplomasi iklim dan masih terbatas pada agenda mitigasi serta perdagangan karbon. Faktor ekonomi memang tidak bisa dihindari secara penuh, tetapi faktor daya ungkit reputasi (reputational leverage) dan kemampuan untuk berdaya di atas ekosistem pesisir sendiri semestinya diletakkan lebih utama bagi Indonesia.  Artikel ini bertujuan mengubah cara pandang Indonesia terhadap potensi karbon birunya sendiri, sekaligus menggeser perspektif internasional terhadap diplomasi iklim negara ini. Pada akhirnya, karbon biru diposisikan sebagai alat diplomasi yang otentik dan berdaya di forum internasional. Menggunakan kerangka environmental diplomacy dan niche diplomacy, kajian ini menerapkan metode studi komparatif terhadap tiga negara yang berhasil mengonversi potensi karbon biru menjadi alat diplomatik, yaitu Kosta Rika, Seychelles, dan Australia.  Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa karbon biru belum sepenuhnya berhasil dijadikan leverage diplomatik oleh Indonesia, karena kebijakan yang ada masih berorientasi pada mitigasi domestik dan kepentingan ekonomi, serta belum dikonsolidasikan menjadi identitas diplomasi lingkungan yang koheren. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan Indonesia untuk membangun diplomasi iklim dengan cara membentuk badan jaringan epistemic community berbasis karbon biru, platform digital diplomatik, diversifikasi keterlibatan multilateral sesuai karakter forum, serta identifikasi partner dalam penyediaan pembiayaan dan teknologi.   
Indo-Phil Nickel Corridor: Opportunities and Challenges Christopher Gerale
JURNAL HUBUNGAN LUAR NEGERI Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Hubungan Luar Negeri
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The Indo-Phil Nickel Corridor emerged from cooperation between the Indonesian Nickel Miners Association, locally known as Asosiasi Penambang Nikel Indonesia (APNI), and the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA), and was further formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Strategic Nickel Industry Development Cooperation signed during the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings in Cebu, Philippines. Employing qualitative document analysis informed by geo-economic regionalism, this study examines how the initiative reconfigures regional cooperation in nickel production and value-chain integration. The findings demonstrate that the Corridor creates opportunities for geo-economic integration through the structural complementarity of Indonesia’s downstream industrial capacity and the Philippines’ upstream resource base, strengthens ASEAN’s collective position within global critical mineral supply chains, and encourages greater convergence in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. However, these opportunities are constrained by structural asymmetries, weak institutionalisation, regulatory fragmentation, environmental constraints, and external geopolitical pressures, including trade disputes and increasingly fragmented compliance regimes. This article argues that the Corridor reveals a fundamental governance paradox: its industry-led business-to-business (B2B) structure provides the flexibility necessary to initiate cross-border cooperation while its institutional informality simultaneously constrains the development of durable regional governance. The absence of legally binding commitments, formal dispute-settlement mechanisms, and harmonised regulatory frameworks limits the Corridor’s capacity to sustain investment coordination, policy continuity, and resilience to political and market disruptions. The analysis therefore suggests that deeper state-level institutional coordination and regulatory convergence are necessary to overcome these limitations, potentially through a gradual transition toward a government-to-government (G2G) framework, although such institutionalisation would also expose the Corridor to greater legal and political scrutiny from external trading partners.
Rethinking Middle Power Diplomacy: Indonesia's Dynamic Equilibrium Strategy In The Multipolar Order Azyumardi Mumtazul Umam
JURNAL HUBUNGAN LUAR NEGERI Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Hubungan Luar Negeri
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70836/7k60r437

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The multipolar world order has fundamentally changed the dynamics of global conflict mediation. This research aims to construct an alternative mediation model for Indonesia to resolve conflicts in the Middle East. This study uses a qualitative approach thru a comparative analysis between China's economic pragmatism and Indonesia's normative diplomacy. The framework combines constructivism theory and middle power to evaluate diplomatic strategies. The analysis results show that reliance on material capacity hinders the effectiveness of diplomacy. As a solution, this research offers a hybrid mediation model that integrates the doctrine of dynamic balance with the legitimacy of Islamic identity. The concept of dynamic equilibrium, successfully applied in Southeast Asia, can be adapted to build trust without economic coercion. Indonesia has a strategic advantage in the form of true neutrality that can bridge various conflicting parties. The transformation from a passive facilitator to a strategic bridge builder allows the country to maximize its influence. In conclusion, the hybrid model strengthens the tactics of niche national diplomacy. The implication is that middle-power countries can proactively create global governance stability regardless of material resource constraints.
Global South Diplomacy and the Reconfiguration of International Order: Indonesia’s Emerging Strategic Role Thomas Sheku Marah; Fathima Adila Shuhood
JURNAL HUBUNGAN LUAR NEGERI Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Jurnal Hubungan Luar Negeri
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70836/avjw6g43

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The contemporary international order is characterized by geopolitical fragmentation, institutional pluralism, and demands for inclusive global governance. Existing scholarship explains Indonesia through middle-power diplomacy, strategic hedging, or ASEAN regionalism, but gives limited attention to how its diplomatic positioning produces institutional effects. This article develops the concept of adaptive governance agency to explain how a materially non-dominant state uses agenda mediation, coalition brokerage, and normative translation within asymmetrical governance structures. Employing a qualitative interpretivist design, the study analyzes 75 documents produced between 2014 and early 2026, including presidential speeches, foreign-ministry statements, ASEAN documents, G20 declarations, JETP agreements, partner-government materials, and scholarship. The analysis focuses on Indonesia’s 2022 G20 Presidency, the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, and the Just Energy Transition Partnership. The findings show that Indonesia generated bounded institutional effects through intermediary legitimacy leverage, producing agenda continuity, textual incorporation, and developmental accommodation. Indonesia therefore contributes to the incremental pluralization of international authority through negotiated institutional repositioning, although its influence remains constrained by major-power bargaining, institutional limitations, economic dependence, and domestic interests.