By: Awan Samudera *)
Jakarta, CIDISS – Indonesia is a maritime country and islands that stretches from Sabang City (Prov. NAD) to Kota Meraoke (Prov. Papua). Indonesia also state that the strategic, because it is flanked by two continents and two oceans, so often Indonesia becomes a place for the ships that sail between continents Asia to Australia and vice versa. The strategic position of Indonesia that provides a distinct advantage for Indonesia, namely the growth of the Indonesian economy is growing with the increasing number of merchant ships anchored in Indonesian ports. But it would also be a threat in the field of security and defense for the State Indonesia, many traders are dark and even illegal immigrants out of the territory of Indonesia to improve the scale of crime in this country. Plus kinds State of Indonesia which is the island country would be very difficult for the government to keep all the islands in the territory of Indonesia, especially the outer islands of Indonesia.
Natuna Islands, Miangas, Marore, Sipadan, Ligitan, and others are examples of the outer islands of Indonesia are in dispute with neighboring countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Ausralia, and even China also competed Indonesian archipelago are located. In addition to the island territory diperbutkan to expand the territory and exclusive economic zone, the island is also well placed to build a military base to prepare for the possibility of bad that can happen, according to the political dynamics of the world is going on. Indonesia is to host the outer islands dispute has homework that is not easy, with a range of issues contained in the outer islands, Indonesia should be able to defend its territory by keeping the existing outer islands.
With the opening of the problems in the outer islands are expected to increase insight and knowledge of Indonesian citizens, so as to change the mindset of society that has not been concerned with the state of the outer islands became concerned and took part in the effort to secure the outer islands. Effort to secure the outer islands can be done in various ways, either with its own oversight of the suspicious ships that are in the territory of Indonesia’s marine and report anything illegal or suspicious to the authorities to be immediately addressed. Thus the outer islands of Indonesia territory can secure and develop as expected by all citizens of Indonesia. [AS]
*) CIDISS Contributor