Jokowi’s “Look West” foreign policy : expanding Indonesia’s sphere of influence?

• Main Authors: Sebastian, Leonard C., Syailendra, Emirza Adi
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94531; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38407
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

While President Jokowi has to contend with intense short-term domestic challenges, it does not mean he will completely decry the internationalist foreign policy outlook of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. His primary strategies will be to turn Indonesia into a “global maritime nexus” and pursue a “Look Wes...