POLS2201 Lecture 7: POLS2201 Lecture 7
Lecture 7 - Australia and South/Southeast Asia
Australia and Regional Organisations
challenges with mapping orgs:
Members change
vision of purpose changes
interests of states involved change
e.g. EU has changed from primarily econ only
APEC: formed 1989 as partly Aus initiative
involves 21 member states
about econ issues
Securitised post-2001?
ARF: ASEAN Regional Forum including 27 states
Focusses on sec issues, e.g. counter-terror coop
East Asia Summit: formed in 2005
about range of issues
10 ASEAN member states
held after ASEAN leaders meetings
Visions of Asian Institutional Architecture
Seng Tan (2011)
Canberra School
promotes command or centralised brand of reigonalism
argues the need for an overarching instit, fully empowered + equipped w/ a
comprehensive agenda
Washington School
promotes functional/results-based approach to regionalism
appeals for effective + relevant instits that could deliver desired dividends
Asian School
laissez-faire in orientation
sees existing architecture as fundamentally sound + still relevant despite its flaws
Indonesia: Politics + FP
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Dutch occupation pre-WW2, Japanese occupation (WW2) to nationalism and
independence
form authoritarianism to democracy (esp from 2004)
4th largest country by pop, largest muslim country, 3rd largest democracy
co-founder of NAM (non-aligned movement) but strong CW support from USA post-
Sukarno
made up of thousands of islands
Governance issues, separatism, bloody reputation of TNI (Indonesian military) -
willingness to use force
hit hard by, but recovered from, Asian Financial Crisis to be stable democratic govt,
with steadily growing economy
2014 elections: Joko Widodo-Jokowi won
Aus-Indonesia Relations
Cooperation:
Unbroken diplomatic ties since 1949
Timor Gap Treaty - deciding how to allocate resources in the Timor Sea
controversial because East Timor should have been more involved
seen as Aus endorsing Indonesias annexation of East Timor
Aid - Auss 2nd largest aid recipient
Sec coop agreement (2005)
defence coop agreement (2009)
increased coop with military
tourism: Bali
Abbott: more Jakarta, less Geneva
Indonesia emphasised in Asian Century white paper + FP white paper
bilateral trade grown 60% in last 10 years
Aus tourists exempted from visa fees on entry (from 2016)
Tensions:
spying revelations (Nov 2013): Indonesian ambassador recalled, Indonesian outcry
Auss response not seen as enough
Terrorism (e.g. Bali 2002) and rise of Islamism
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Asylum: Aus incursions into Indonesian territory in 2014
East Timor (esp over intervention, 1998-9)
West Papua (esp over refugees)
Aus has considered giving ppl fleeing refugee status
Indonesia doesnt agree
Human rights, drug traffickers, death penalty (e.g. Corby, Bali 9
People-smuggling, esp operation Sovereign Borders since late 2013
live cattle trade
Aus-Indonesia Future Relations
Hanson (2010):
Develop long-term econ vision
Reinvigorate aid
Better public diplomacy
develop outward-looking cooperation agenda
changing/engaging public opinion?
Lowy polls: Australians: 54% have favourable image of Indonesia
Indonesians: 51% have favourable view of Australians
lack of knowledge on both sides
Lowy: 27% of Australians agree Indonesia is a democracy
ASPI polls: Indonesia the most likely threat to Australia
Key issues: trade, people-smuggling, trust, human rights
Jokowis nationalist rhetoric/orientation: will Aus ever have an Indonesian leader as
amenable as Yudhoyono?
did Aus miss their opportunity?
ASEAN
10 countries in SE Asia
formed 1967
origins:
nation-building desires
fear of communism
distrust of foreign intervention
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Document Summary
Australia and regional organisations challenges with mapping orgs: Members change vision of purpose changes interests of states involved change e. g. eu has changed from primarily econ only. Apec: formed 1989 as partly aus initiative involves 21 member states about econ issues. East asia summit: formed in 2005 about range of issues. 10 asean member states held after asean leaders(cid:1685) meetings. Canberra school promotes (cid:1684)command(cid:1685) or centralised brand of reigonalism argues the need for an overarching instit, fully empowered + equipped w/ a comprehensive agenda. Washington school promotes functional/results-based approach to regionalism appeals for effective + relevant instits that could deliver desired dividends. Asian school (cid:1684)laissez-faire(cid:1685) in orientation sees existing architecture as fundamentally sound + still relevant despite its flaws. Dutch occupation pre-ww2, japanese occupation (ww2) to nationalism and independence form authoritarianism to democracy (esp from 2004) 4th largest country by pop, largest muslim country, 3rd largest democracy co-founder of nam (non-aligned movement) but strong cw support from usa post-
