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| Title | : | Beyond Smoke and Mirror: Indonesia's Middle Power Strategy on The Indo-Pacific |
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| Date | : | 31 2021 |
| Abstract | : | This research examines how middle powers develop their strategies for influencing other members of the international society. This research is important since the literature on middle powers assumes that they possess significant persuasive power and, yet, does not explain how such persuasive capabilities are developed. This research applies the framework of legitimation strategies to the case of Indonesia’s promotion of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP). It argues that Indonesia seeks to convince ASEAN countries, China, and the US on the value of its preferred vision of the Indo-Pacific by articulating multiple rhetoric which appeals to the preexisting interests and beliefs of the targeted audience. Before the ASEAN audience, Indonesia claims that its vision is compatible with the principles of non-interference and regional economic development. To convince China, Indonesia maintains that the vision would create an inclusive regional order. To influence the US, Indonesia holds that its regional vision would support a rule-based order. This article, therefore, shows that middle powers seek to develop their persuasive capabilities by enunciating rhetoric that simultaneously appeals to the beliefs and interests of multiple audiences. |
| Group of Knowledge | : | Hubungan Internasional |
| Original Language | : | English |
| Level | : | Internasional |
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