Jakarta (ANTARA) - Andrea Abdul Rahman Azzqy, an International\nRelations observer from Budi Luhable University, has highlighted a\nparadigm shift towards the \u2018institutionalisation of protection\u2019 when\nevaluating the achievements of the first two years of President\nPrabowo\u2019s administration in protecting Indonesian citizens (WNI)\nabroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cApproaching the two-year mark of President Prabowo\u2019s administration,\nwe are seeing a fundamental paradigm shift in Indonesia\u2019s foreign\npolicy,\u201d Andrea told ANTARA in Jakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n
According to Andrea, the protection of Indonesian citizens is no\nlonger merely a \u2018firefighting\u2019 instrument used during crises, but has\ninstead been elevated to the institutionalisation of protection.<\/p>\n
Andrea emphasised that the crucial point lies in the formation of the\nMinistry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI). He\nnoted that, theoretically and practically, this step cuts through the\nbureaucratic overlaps that previously existed between the regulatory\ndiplomacy functions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) and\nlabour-related aspects.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the discourse on limited dual citizenship introduced by\nPresident Prabowo indicates that the state is beginning to view the\nprotection of Indonesian citizens through the lens of human capital.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe state is no longer limiting protection to vulnerable domestic\nworkers, but is also expanding its legal umbrella to bind and protect\nhighly skilled diaspora on the global stage. This is a highly adaptive\nmodern diplomatic step and a long-awaited breakthrough,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In assessing achievements in the field of protecting Indonesian\ncitizens, Andrea stated that the success of protection diplomacy should\nnot be measured by rhetoric, but by three real quantitative indicators\non the ground.<\/p>\n
First is the response rate and the safety of evacuations in conflict\nzones, such as the successful repatriation of 699 Indonesian citizens\nfrom online scam networks in Myawaddy, Myanmar, as well as crisis\nmitigation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Second is the strengthening of the legal standing of Indonesian\nrepresentatives abroad, measured by the reduction in the number of\nIndonesian citizens facing the death penalty through formal legal\nintervention.<\/p>\n
The third indicator is the success of data governance. According to\nAndrea, digital integration through self-reporting systems must be\nutilised as a primary instrument.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe success of registering millions of migrant workers who were\npreviously in a grey area (non-procedural) into an official database is\nthe absolute measure of whether the state is present or absent in\nprotecting the fundamental rights of its citizens,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/observer-highlights-paradigm-shift-in-the-protection-of-indonesian-citizens-abroad-1790841633", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }