Indonesia’s National Security Strategy in Managing the Implications of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
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https://doi.org/10.55927/fjas.v5i2.11Keywords:
Counter-radicalisation, Diplomacy, Israel–Palestine Conflict, National security, Total defenceAbstract
The Israel–Palestine conflict remains one of the most persistent international disputes and continues to generate geopolitical, economic, and ideological repercussions beyond the Middle East. For Indonesia, these repercussions are not military in nature but emerge through economic exposure, public opinion mobilisation, and transnational extremist narratives. This study aims to analyse how Indonesia’s national security strategy can effectively manage the indirect implications of the Israel–Palestine conflict by integrating diplomatic, economic, and socio-political instruments. The research employs a qualitative analytical approach based on security studies theory, particularly securitisation and comprehensive national security frameworks, supported by secondary data from academic journals and policy literature. The findings reveal that Indonesia possesses strategic strengths in moral diplomacy, total defence doctrine, and counter-radicalisation experience, which can be mobilised to mitigate ideological contagion, economic shocks, and social polarisation linked to the conflict.
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