Multilateral Cooperation Between Indonesia Malaysia and the Philippines in Terms of Securing the Southeast Asia Region Post Marawi Attack

Abstract

Security approach, examine frontier area with two different point of views, firstly frontier area possible become a shield and safeguard, of internal territory in order to avoid a problem that carried by groups, that have a special mission with the aim of destroying the system that has been going well. Such as democracy, economic and politic. Secondly the area which bordering the country also enable become an area that hotbed of various threats that can disrupt the internal territory of a country. In addition, it is relevant because frontier area actually vulnerable due the geographic position that bordered with different country and the first entrance of a country. One group that has a goal to destroy a well-developed system is Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This group was born and spread their influence for the first time in Syria. Nowadays, it has spread to many radical groups almost all over the world. One of them is Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Philippines. In the first of May 2017, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared that Mindanao Island is martial law condition due to a battle between the military and radical groups associated with ISIS in Marawi district. Indonesia as a country where borders with Philippines, especially North Sulawesi and Kalimantan directly with Mindanao Island become a very vulnerable as the entrance of this radical group to Indonesia. In addition, in order to analyzes this theme, author adopt Security Cooperation approach which will focus on the efforts of the Indonesian government in securing Indonesia border region in preventing the radical groups in Indonesia frontier area, especially those originating from Philippines. Furthermore, the research method using qualitative where conclusions based on cases that depart from the general into specific case. Moreover, this type of research is descriptive analysis which will answer the question of who, what, where, when, or How. As a result, according of this research, Indonesia has made various efforts in securing the frontier area by maximizing traditional security approaches, and engaging in cooperation with some countries, especially the country bordering the Philippines.