Defense Strategies for Large Island and Cluster of Small Island in Preparation for Modern Warfare

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue V, May 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186

Defense Strategies for Large Island and Cluster of Small Island in Preparation for Modern Warfare

Emir Zulkarnain Mokodompis, Joni Widjayanto, Helda Risman, Wayan Nuriada
Total War Strategy Study Program, Faculty of Defense Strategy, Indonesia Defense University

Abstract: The war between Russia and Ukraine opened the eyes of the entire international community about the potential for modern wars and third world wars, especially for Indonesia which implemented the defense strategy of the major islands. The strategy is oriented towards building defense forces on large islands, so as to protect themselves from attacks from the enemy and provide protective assistance to small islands located nearby. But the concept of defense that focuses on large islands needs to be reviewed for its suitability to face the threat of modern warfare, especially proxy wars, which instead focus on small and outer islands that are not the main focus of defense force development. Based on this, this research was carried out with the aim of examining the suitability of the defense strategies of large islands to deal with modern warfare, as well as the development of strategies that can effectively face modern warfare. The Research method that was used for this study literature. The research used the secondary method of data collection. The method of data analysis was content analysis. The results stated that the defense strategy of the big islands has loopholes, making it less effective to deal with the threat of modern warfare in the form of proxy wars. The development of a strategy that can be done is to establish the radar defense strategy as one of the orientations in the defense strategy of the big island. Thus, the construction of defenses on large islands is not only oriented inward, but also to the surrounding small islands. Practically speaking, the defense concept is part of the defense of large islands that prioritizes the implementation of joint tni trimatra operations that are conventional and non-conventional, which have a wider scope to reach all areas of small islands around large islands.

Keywords: Large Island, Defense Strategy, Proxy War.

I.INTRODUCTION

The development of the global environment is increasingly fraught with uncertainty. After previously being hit hard by the 2019 coronavirus disease (covid-19) pandemic that caused millions of deaths and economic setbacks, then furthermore when the panic began to subside due to the control of covid-19, there was a war between Russia and Ukraine that has the potential to be a pioneer for future international conflicts, as well as the possibility of a third world war[1].
The war was started by a conflict that continued without a solution agreed upon by the two countries. As we know, that Russia and Ukraine are the fragmentary states of the Soviet Union which each decided to stand as an independent state. Relations between Russian and Ukraine after independence was actually going well, which can be seen from the existence of several cooperation agreements

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