The Indonesian Coin Strategy: Failures and Alternative Approaches in Overcoming the Papuan Insurgency

Abstract

This thesis examines some failures of the current Indonesian counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy in the Indonesian governments efforts to eliminate the separatist insurgency in Papua. In doing so, this thesis uses the McCormick "Diamond" COIN model to measure and determine the mistakes of the Indonesian approaches from 1965 to 2014. This thesis finds that the Indonesian COIN strategy has no balancing concept in applying its approaches toward the conflict. This thesis proposes alternative options for the Indonesian COIN strategy to completely destroy the insurgents in Papua in the future. In exploring the alternative methods, this thesis also practices the theory of the "Diamond" COIN model as a framework that leads to the conclusion that the Indonesian government must keep using limited coercive and smart political actions in dealing with the Papuan insurgency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1009053

Entities

People

  • Djon Afriandi

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.