Prioritizing Maritime Security Management Restructuring

[Unpad.ac.id, 31/10/2013] The increasing complexity of security issues in Indonesian seas has yet to be addressed thoroughly for the national maritime strategies have yet to be completely formulated.

The assistant for planning and budgeting, Indonesian Navy Chief Staff, Rear Admiral Ade Supandi, SE. when speaking at the National Seminar “ASEAN Community and Indonesia as Maritime Country” at Bale Sawala Unpad in Jatinangor on Thursday, October 31, 2013.

“Even though our national interests have been regulated in the Presidential Regulation Number 7 year 2008 on policy for national defense , we still need political emphasis on our national security, dealing with its threat and challenges,” says The assistant for planning and budgeting, Indonesian Navy Chief Staff, Rear Admiral Ade Supandi, SE. when speaking at the National Seminar “ASEAN Community and Indonesia as Maritime Country” at Bale Sawala Unpad in Jatinangor on Thursday, October 31, 2013, organized by Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) Unpad and Indonesia Maritime Institute.

Restructuring maritime security management is therefore necessary in order to increase efficiency and effectiveness and decreases difficulties in finding its counterparts. Indonesian seas have been set as one barometer of maritime security stability in the South East Asia region. Out of 9 strategic choke points in Indonesia, four of them are located in Indonesia’s waters.  Its geographical condition will dominantly impact political issues of maritime domains.

“Due to its strategic maritime domain in geopolitical regions, Indonesia should keep up with the dynamics taking place in the region. Almost 90% of world trades are transported through seas,” says Supandi.

Seas should be seen as regional entity, life source, main transportation medium, political battle ground, and supports for defense. Indonesia is responsible for the safety and security of international shipping at its strategic choke points, in addition to maintaining the integrity and stability of the Republic of Indonesia.

 

Also speaking in the seminar were Prof. Dr. Susanto Zuhdi, Dr. H. Obsatar Sinaga, S.IP.,M.Si., Indonesian Navy First Admiral Eko Hadi Susilo, S.H., M.H., I Gusti wesaka Puja, M.A., Prof. Dr. Dietrich G. Bengen, DEA, Suryo AB, DEA, Ph.D., and Ilmi Dwiastuti.

 

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