Based on Law Number 34 Year 2004 about The Indonesia Military in Article 7, it is mentioned that the principal task of the military is to uphold state sovereignty, defend the territorial integrity of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1945, as well as to protect the people and the country of Indonesia from threats and disruption to the integrity of the nation and state.
The principal tasks referred to in paragraph (1) mean that the purpose of military operations for war and military operations other than war are to overcome the armed separatist movement; to overcome the armed uprising; to tackle terrorism, to secure the border region, to secure vital and strategic national assets, to perform the task of world peace in accordance with the foreign policy, to secure the president and vice president and their families, to empower the region's defense and his supporters early in accordance with the defense system of the universe, to assist the local government and the police in tasks of security and public order set out in the law, to secure a state-level heads of state and representatives of foreign countries who were in Indonesia, to help cope with natural disasters, refugee and humanitarian assistance, to conduct the search and rescue operations in an accident and to assist the government in securing shipping and aviation against piracy and smuggling.
Whereas those described in paragraph 3 of the provisions referred to in paragraph (2) shall be implemented under the policy and political decisions of the country.
As far as the threat to the national interest in terms of the military in Indonesia, it is still not to lead to a cycle of serious threat level as revealed by the theory of Robert J Ring though, at the global and regional levels, a variety of deployments made some countries do maneuvers in the South China Sea within the framework of a policy of rebalancing in the Asia Pacific region. In this context, the United States has even stationed its marines in Darwin, Australia. Meanwhile, threats and strategic surprises are very diverse, which supposedly are a necessity for the involvement of the Indonesia's military to resolve them within the framework of carrying out the mandate of Article 7 paragraph 2 letter b that is conducting military operations other than war followed by operation of law enforcement by the Indonesian Police.
We can estimate that the resistance to the optimization of military operations other than war along with the implementation of law enforcement by Indonesia Police is triggered by the gap of the society members' proportional education associated with many of Indonesia's non-military problems that could be tackled with the military operations other than war.
This is very urgent because if the government, especially the Indonesian military and police, does not do the tasks, “the absence of state†or “the state's negligence†may have existed by considering the implementation of Law Number 2 Year 2002 about Indonesian Police and Law Number 34 year 2004 about Indonesian military.
What is a Military Operations Other Than War ?
Simply, a military operations other than war is one of main tasks of the Indonesian Military, namely to tackle whatever problems which come from outside of the military, such as forest fires, illegal fishing, illegal logging, illegal mining, influx refugee, as well as securing state border and front-line islands and building infrastructure.
A millitary operations other than war should be optimized to reduce many of Indonesia's problems. The military operations other than war is different from militarization because it is intended to empower and involve the Indonesian military to help the central and local governments deal with their problems.
In the perspective of ideology, conflicts triggered by religious, tribal, and interest group issues or simply called sectarian conflicts remain part of the country's problems in which several groups in the society judge that the goverment is absent in protecting all of its citizens.
Meanwhile, the influence of transnational ideology organizations in Indonesia must also be minimilized and, step by step, be banned to prevent our people from being affected by another ideology and to secure the existance of Pancasila from ambushing global ideology such as liberalism and communisme which still exist until now.
In the political perspective, the fundamental issues of politics: freedom, security, order, sovereignty, fairness, and democracy, do not make Indonesia disunited because maintaining Indonesia's integration is a core value. However, the fundamental issues of politics in its progress should be directed to reach the people's walfare and strengthen the national economy.
Its disunity is no more a political product, caused by the disharmony between the central and regional governments. Instead, building a sense of togetherness is needed to deal with such political threats as separatism and to promote the state's presence for solving the people's problems and keeping and increasing political communication and interaction between state and society.
The concept of military operations other than war can also be explained from the perspective of security, terrorism, cyber attack, border security, open sky policy and international free navigation and another asymetric threat in security items, including the possible claim of China on Natuna due to the island's abundant gas resources.
In the perspective of economy, the realization of military operations other than war is expected to anticipate and minimilize the negative impacts of the three types of future conflict such as conflicts related to energy security, food security and fresh water.
Besides that, how do international movements and protesters affect government's policies and human security problems need also be anticipated. Human security is the protection of civilians by considering the significance of such things as political policy on woman, peace and security, policy against international criminal justice and trade war.
Meanwhile, there should be decisiveness related to the implementation of Pancasila (state ideology), and the economic system of the country should be transparent in every state financial usage including the use of tax.
Last but not least, in the social and cultural perspectives, there are some strategic surprises such as health problems, community development and local wisdoms, human trafficking threats, modern-day slavery, and threats related to the rapid growth of technology such as banking fraud, e-banking hacking, social media abusement for black campaign and negative campaign.
Considering the problems that Indonesia has, think this is a time to realize the military operations other than war. We must deploy our military to border areas, secure maritime routes, enforce law against those involving in the acts of illegal fishing, illegal logging and illegal mining.
We must support the Indonesian military and police to enable those involving in the task forces to solve the nation's problems, including the socio-economic and cultural ones. There is no reason to reject the efforts.
*): The writer earned his master at the University of Indonesia (UI) and previous earned bachelor degree on political science at the University of Jember (Unej).
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The principal tasks referred to in paragraph (1) mean that the purpose of military operations for war and military operations other than war are to overcome the armed separatist movement; to overcome the armed uprising; to tackle terrorism, to secure the border region, to secure vital and strategic national assets, to perform the task of world peace in accordance with the foreign policy, to secure the president and vice president and their families, to empower the region's defense and his supporters early in accordance with the defense system of the universe, to assist the local government and the police in tasks of security and public order set out in the law, to secure a state-level heads of state and representatives of foreign countries who were in Indonesia, to help cope with natural disasters, refugee and humanitarian assistance, to conduct the search and rescue operations in an accident and to assist the government in securing shipping and aviation against piracy and smuggling.
Whereas those described in paragraph 3 of the provisions referred to in paragraph (2) shall be implemented under the policy and political decisions of the country.
As far as the threat to the national interest in terms of the military in Indonesia, it is still not to lead to a cycle of serious threat level as revealed by the theory of Robert J Ring though, at the global and regional levels, a variety of deployments made some countries do maneuvers in the South China Sea within the framework of a policy of rebalancing in the Asia Pacific region. In this context, the United States has even stationed its marines in Darwin, Australia. Meanwhile, threats and strategic surprises are very diverse, which supposedly are a necessity for the involvement of the Indonesia's military to resolve them within the framework of carrying out the mandate of Article 7 paragraph 2 letter b that is conducting military operations other than war followed by operation of law enforcement by the Indonesian Police.
We can estimate that the resistance to the optimization of military operations other than war along with the implementation of law enforcement by Indonesia Police is triggered by the gap of the society members' proportional education associated with many of Indonesia's non-military problems that could be tackled with the military operations other than war.
This is very urgent because if the government, especially the Indonesian military and police, does not do the tasks, “the absence of state†or “the state's negligence†may have existed by considering the implementation of Law Number 2 Year 2002 about Indonesian Police and Law Number 34 year 2004 about Indonesian military.
What is a Military Operations Other Than War ?
Simply, a military operations other than war is one of main tasks of the Indonesian Military, namely to tackle whatever problems which come from outside of the military, such as forest fires, illegal fishing, illegal logging, illegal mining, influx refugee, as well as securing state border and front-line islands and building infrastructure.
A millitary operations other than war should be optimized to reduce many of Indonesia's problems. The military operations other than war is different from militarization because it is intended to empower and involve the Indonesian military to help the central and local governments deal with their problems.
In the perspective of ideology, conflicts triggered by religious, tribal, and interest group issues or simply called sectarian conflicts remain part of the country's problems in which several groups in the society judge that the goverment is absent in protecting all of its citizens.
Meanwhile, the influence of transnational ideology organizations in Indonesia must also be minimilized and, step by step, be banned to prevent our people from being affected by another ideology and to secure the existance of Pancasila from ambushing global ideology such as liberalism and communisme which still exist until now.
In the political perspective, the fundamental issues of politics: freedom, security, order, sovereignty, fairness, and democracy, do not make Indonesia disunited because maintaining Indonesia's integration is a core value. However, the fundamental issues of politics in its progress should be directed to reach the people's walfare and strengthen the national economy.
Its disunity is no more a political product, caused by the disharmony between the central and regional governments. Instead, building a sense of togetherness is needed to deal with such political threats as separatism and to promote the state's presence for solving the people's problems and keeping and increasing political communication and interaction between state and society.
The concept of military operations other than war can also be explained from the perspective of security, terrorism, cyber attack, border security, open sky policy and international free navigation and another asymetric threat in security items, including the possible claim of China on Natuna due to the island's abundant gas resources.
In the perspective of economy, the realization of military operations other than war is expected to anticipate and minimilize the negative impacts of the three types of future conflict such as conflicts related to energy security, food security and fresh water.
Besides that, how do international movements and protesters affect government's policies and human security problems need also be anticipated. Human security is the protection of civilians by considering the significance of such things as political policy on woman, peace and security, policy against international criminal justice and trade war.
Meanwhile, there should be decisiveness related to the implementation of Pancasila (state ideology), and the economic system of the country should be transparent in every state financial usage including the use of tax.
Last but not least, in the social and cultural perspectives, there are some strategic surprises such as health problems, community development and local wisdoms, human trafficking threats, modern-day slavery, and threats related to the rapid growth of technology such as banking fraud, e-banking hacking, social media abusement for black campaign and negative campaign.
Considering the problems that Indonesia has, think this is a time to realize the military operations other than war. We must deploy our military to border areas, secure maritime routes, enforce law against those involving in the acts of illegal fishing, illegal logging and illegal mining.
We must support the Indonesian military and police to enable those involving in the task forces to solve the nation's problems, including the socio-economic and cultural ones. There is no reason to reject the efforts.
*): The writer earned his master at the University of Indonesia (UI) and previous earned bachelor degree on political science at the University of Jember (Unej).
Editor : M. Tohamaksun
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