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Maritime Cooperation in the Context of Security and Stability Regions Yunita Fatmah Sujati Marine Science and Technology

National defense is any attempt to defend the country's sovereignty, territorial integrity of a country and the safety of the entire nation from threats and disruption to the integrity of the nation and the State (UU National Defence, Article 1). Defense and maritime security become some crucial issues related to the maritime territory function that turn more strategic in the interests of the countries in the world. One thing need to be anticipated is the arrival of a terrorist attack from the sea. The current maritime security trend and future increasingly complex and interesting to learn from all circles or institutions, not just the domain of the military or police, but other institutions, such as the marine and fishery ministry, directorate general of sea transportation, Bakorkamla, BNPB, Industry-field of marine industry, shipping, fisheries or port or other, so that the geographical condition of Indonesia as a maritime nation and its wealth of natural resources that exist can be used optimally to achieve the goals and objectives of Indonesian national. Dutch Defence Minister is said, that the oceans are surrounding countries is important and human beings can not live without the ocean. According to him the ocean contains natural resources for the benefit of exceptional human life, including fish, oil, and other mineral deposits. In addition, most countries in the world using sea lanes for trade affects economic growth of their countries. This involves every sector of the military, civil, legal and or companies to work together to keep the world's sea areas remain free and safe. Besides, among the countries can also implement a program of cooperation based on mutual trust and understanding to deal with criminal organizations that can direct implications to the security and safety in the marine area (Netherlands Minister of Defense, Jeanine Hennis-Passchaert (2014)). Indonesia is an archipelago that has a very wide waters even more extensive than its land. This makes the defense and security in areas that become water entrance into Indonesia coastlines across Indonesia and is in dire need of serious attention. One of the respective items is a submarine. Submarine has become a very important equipment for navy as a sea military defense, because of its special advantages compared with any other kind of ships such as, area of operation where beneath the surface of the sea (underwater). Effect of the Australian Maritime Policy (Australian Maritime Identification Zone (AMIZ)) which has a range of 1000 to 1500 mile radar has influenced Indonesian Waters Jurisdiction boundaries are marked with 2/3 parts of Indonesia are included in the operational area AMIZ (based on Article 49 of UNCLOS 1982). Indonesia as an archipelagic country feel that the coverage of the 1000-1500 nautical miles into the two-thirds of Indonesian waters (Aritonang, 2011). In addition, there is also agreement that will define the threat to maritime security are global and therefore require international cooperation, especially from coastal states (costal states) in its handling. With reference to the description Arif Havas Oegroseno (2005), maritime security has been viewed as one important

element in the idea of the ASEAN Security Community. In this framework, it is also understandable if then this creates a regional organization ASEAN Maritime Forum. Mechanism of Main Characteristics (1) Bilateral primary emphasis on conflict resolution (ocean boundary making, delimitation and ownership) (2) The main emphasis on the creation of regional consultative arrangement (ocean development and management) Integrated maritime security policy that requires the involvement of many actors in decision-making. Classification of these actors can be divided into two broad categories ie originating from the state sector and from the civilian sector (civilian sector). Derived from the state sector can be divided into three sub-categories: (1) based legal-diplomatic, (2) based on the use of military force as soldiers for wartime (3) based on the rule of law (coastguard, police and customs) for peacetime (4) and functional-based resources such as government agencies that handle marine transportation and fishing.

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