Dauliyah: Journal of Islam and International Affairs

The Implementation of Yana Arthashastra in The Indo-Pacific Region Through The AUKUS Agreement

Herlina Tria Sukmawati — 2024-08-27

This article aims to explain the United States strategy in balancing China's dominance in the Indo-Pacific region through forming strategy balancing China's dominance in the Indo-Pacific region through the formation of the AUKUS alliance as a security pact in the Indo-Pacific area. The discussion in this article focuses on the US strategy to balance China's influence in the Indo-Pacific. To explain this problem, the author uses the Yana strategy, namely the foreign entitled Arthashstra. Yana's policy is the policy of being ready to attack. Yana's policies will later be linked to the values of the balance of power concept in modern international relations. Kautilya mentioned that peace and stability in a country strengthen it but never avoid attacks and war. Therefore, countries must be prepared to face war, which could occur at any time and the importance of alliances to safeguard their national interests. The author argues that AUKUS was a US strategy to reduce China's military influence in the region. This research uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques through literature study. The research results show that the US helping Australia develop the capability to build nuclear-powered submarines locally in Adelaide, which will strengthen Australia in the Indo-Pacific region, is a US strategy. Therefore, this strategy means that the US can avoid dealing with China, which could lead to confrontation. Through cooperation with Australia, the US can demonstrate its presence internationally to safeguard its national interests.

AUSTRALIA'S DEFENSE STRATEGY IN DEALING WITH POTENTIAL THREATS FROM CHINA IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION

Abyan Dhamar Averill — 2024-08-12

The AUKUS alliance, a three-way strategic defence partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, was announced with the aim of building a nuclear submarine fleet. The research method used in this analysis is a qualitative approach, focusing on foreign policy studies and literature reviews related to geopolitical relations in the Asia-Pacific region. The author uses the concept of foreign policy to understand how the threat from China affects Australia's security strategy. The strategy aims to better position Australia to contribute to regional security and stability, as China’s increasing self-sufficiency and the risk of military conflict between major powers in the Indo-Pacific region increase. The document provides a grim assessment of security in the Pacific and sets out a massive increase in defence expenditures to restructure the Australian military to cope with the changing security environment in Asia-Pacific. The review also focuses on the operationalization of a deterrence by a denial strategy, which includes the acquisition of a more powerful and lethal long-range attack capability and the upgrading of Australian northern bases to force rotations. This strategy emphasizes the importance of suppressing China's "competitive tactics" through a combination of military capabilities, diplomacy and alliances with traditional partners.

Productive Waqf Development Policy as the way for Sustainable Economic Development in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC): Saudi Arabia, Mesir, and Kuwait

AFNI REGITA CAHYANI MUIS — 2024-08-12

As geo-economically, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has a strategic role in political economy issues in the region, especially Islamic Economy way. It refers to access to community welfare through sustainable economic development. One of the possible capital mechanisms is Productive Waqf. It is a finance-based alternative aimed at empowering assets for sustainable economic development with Islamic value. The mechanism is universal, however each country has autonomy in waqf governance, especially for waqf development policies. Each state has "best practices" for managing productive endowments and policy considerations for that state. This study used qualitative research methods with SWOT Analysis to draw the final analysis. The research finding is the development of productive waqf policies. In order to increase economic growth in OIC member countries, systematic efforts in creating a sharia economic political design that includes the realm of regulation and rule of law, institutional strengthening and expansion, and internalization of sharia economic value in the life of the state and society. In this regard, the development of a good and integrated productive waqf policy is one of the important instruments in achieving the goals of sustainable economic development.

Successful Insurgency: A Case Study of the Taliban Insurgency and Its Success in the Afghan War in 2021

Muhammad Izzu Saukani — 2024-08-12

This article will try to analyze the strategy played by the Taliban insurgency group in the success of winning its insurgency in the Afghan conflict against the government and its international coalition, namely the US. The results of the study show that the success of the Taliban in winning the Afghan conflict is inseparable from the Taliban's ability to integrate various strategic instruments both military and non-military forces to support its insurgency. In this case, besides relying on military power, the Taliban cleverly launched a softer strategy (soft power) both by means of diplomacy, the use of social media to conduct propaganda and other softer ways. All of this was attempted for no other reason than to seek support for the legitimacy of the Taliban's insurgency movement.

Keywords: Strategy, Soft power, Insurgency, Taliban, Afghanistan.

The Dynamics and Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Law in Indonesia

Dyah Syifa Herawati — 2024-08-12

Cases of domestic violence in Indonesia are still relatively high, even though it is known that the law governing it has existed since 2004. Then how are the main objectives that the law wants to achieve in dealing with cases of domestic violence and its effectiveness. In this literature review, researchers used a normative descriptive method supported by data in the form of books, journals, and other relevant research. The result is that the main purpose of the PKDRT law is to maintain the integrity of a harmonious and prosperous household, this is not in line with the sanctions given so that it has a negative impact on the perpetrators and victims who both have family relationships. Then another effort that is more in line with this law is restorative justice with certain considerations. Restorative justice is an implementation of past Islamic law that has been exemplified by the Prophet and his companions. Meanwhile, according to its effectiveness, Indonesian society has not effectively implemented this PKDRT Law due to a weak legal culture and legal awareness.

ANALYSIS OF NATO'S MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE'S MILITARY POWER IN 2022-2023

Joel Siburian — 2024-08-12

This study aims to answer the question of why foreign military aid, especially from NATO, was given to Ukraine during the 2022-2023. Through a qualitative approach and the concept of Foreign Military Aid, this study analyzes the motivations behind such military aid and its impact on Ukraine's military power. Taking into account the role of non-military forces and civilian participation, the study also explores why NATO want to give a hand in foreign military aid for Ukraine who has affected the dynamics of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. As such, the study provides in-depth insight into the factors driving NATO to provide military assistance to Ukraine in the context of the ongoing conflict in which NATO seeks to maintain NATO's good name and keep stem Russian hegemony in Eastern Europe.

U.S Travel Ban Policy on 6 Muslim Countries as Attempt of Donald Trump Government in Counter-Terrorism in 2017

Ida Susilo Wati — 2024-08-12

This research is a U.S. foreign policy review of Travel Ban policy during Donald J. Trump's 2017 administration. The travel ban policy, United States imposes policies on Muslim-majority countries as an attempt to reduce the entry of immigrants into the U.S. This research aims to discuss the aspects that led to the United States Travel Ban policy against immigrants from Muslim countries where immigrants entering the United States are considering be able to influence the stability of American security. This research will use the concept of national security, which will explain the security priorities of the U.S. state, one of which is to protect the country from terror attacks. The idea of foreign policy is used to analyze how the policy can be implemented by the U.S. This research, uses the qualitative method with data collection technique through library research. The results of this research showed that in travel ban policy-making, there are several revisions until approved by the Supreme Court taking into account various aspects by stakeholders and its works on reducing the immigrant entry into the U.S. especially from Muslim countries