Playing identites, preserving interests: balance of identity and Indonesia's foreign policy dilemma amid the China-US rivalry/

ROSYIDIN Mohamad

Playing identites, preserving interests: balance of identity and Indonesia's foreign policy dilemma amid the China-US rivalry/ Mohamad Rosyidin - 2023

This article argues that in dealing with the dilemma of dependence amid the ongoing China-US rivalry, Indonesia could employ its identity to preserve its strategic position between the two conflicting parties. Unlike the rationalist argument, which emphasizes materialist incentives, balance of identity puts more emphasis on the social feature of interstate relations.


INDONESIA
FOREIGN POLICY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA--CHINA