KEBIJAKAN LUAR NEGERI AUSTRALIA DALAM MEMPERTAHANKAN POSISINYA DI PASIFIK SELATAN MELALUI PERJANJIAN FALEPILI DENGAN TUVALU TAHUN 2023-2024

Aini Nur Elina

doi:10.36859/gij.v2i1.4250

Aini Nur Elina Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36859/gij.v2i1.4250

Keywords: Kebijakan luar negeri, Australia, Tuvalu, Perjanjian Falepili, Pasifik Selatan

Abstract

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh meningkatnya dinamika geopolitik di Kawasan Pasifik Selatan, terutama kehadiran China yang berpotensi menggeser posisi Australia. Permasalahan yang dikaji adalah bagaimana faktor-faktor dalam proses pengambilan keputusan memengaruhi kebijakan luar negeri Australia terhadap Tuvalu melalui Perjanjian Falepili. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah Foreign Policy Decision Making (FPDM) oleh Alex Mintz dan Karl DeRouen Jr., yang mencakup tiga faktor utama: lingkungan pengambilan Keputusan (ambiguitas, tekanan waktu, dan risiko), faktor internasional (deterrence, aliansi, dan tipe rezim musuh) dan faktor domestik (tekanan publik dan siklus pemilu). Metode penelitian bersifat kualitatif deskriptif dengan Teknik studi pustaka dan analisis dokumen. Hasil penelitian menunjukan Perjanjian Falepili merupakan respons Australia terhadap ketidakpastian strategis China, tekanan waktu menjelang pertemuan PIF dan pemilu Tuvalu, serta dinamika domestik seperti tekanan publik atas isu perubahan iklim dan pergantian pemerintah ke Anthony Albanese. Perjanjian ini mencerminkan strategis Australia untuk mempertahankan posisinya di kawasan Pasifik Selatan serta menegaskan komitmennya terhadap solidaritas kawasan.

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