Open AccessAnalisis Kepentingan Jerman dalam Pengiriman Main Battle Tank Leopard ke Indonesia (2012-2017)
Author(s) -
Valery Ilhamna Putri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nation state/nation state
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2621-735X
pISSN - 2620-391X
DOI - 10.24076/nsjis.v4i1.499
Subject(s) - power (physics) , battle , hegemony , leopard , state (computer science) , engineering , operations management , political science , geography , computer science , law , politics , physics , paleontology , algorithm , quantum mechanics , biology , archaeology
This article is intended to analyze the reason behind the shipment of Main Battle Tank (MBT) Leopard by Germany to Indonesia from the year of 2012 until year 2017. Arms transfer is used with the purpose to increase wealth, power and to produce innovation in production of military power of a state. Arms transfer is an essential part from international security structure because it can influence a shift in local and regional power. This article argued that there are three power dimensions along with the intended influence in arms transfer pursued by supplier country. The intended power dimensions are bargaining power, structural power, and hegemonic power. At the end of the article, it is concluded that three power dimensions stated above complete and relate to each other to fulfill the supplier country's interest.