Open AccessThe Indonesia-Australia partnership to counter radicalism and terrorism in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Ali Maksum,
Try Sjahputra
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista unisci
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 2386-9453
DOI - 10.31439/unisci-133
Subject(s) - terrorism , indonesian government , indonesian , independence (probability theory) , government (linguistics) , political science , beneficiary , counter terrorism , general partnership , perspective (graphical) , development economics , economic growth , political economy , law , sociology , economics , philosophy , linguistics , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Indonesia and Australia have always been helpful partners since Indonesian Independence in 1945. However, the relationship was worsened after Bali Bombings in 2002 and 2005 as well as Australian embassy bombing in 2004 that killed many Australians. Thus, using Australian perspective, this article attempts to examine the response of Australian government in dealing with terrorism problems in Indonesia as well as the feedback from Indonesia. The research reveals that given the fact that Australia has many interests in Indonesia added with the geographical proximity, it is naturally urged to resolve the terrorism issues in Indonesia. The study found out that Australia proposed some programs to Indonesia due to its domestic interest and international factors. At the same time, Indonesia was also the main beneficiary of Australian counter terrorism policy.