Latar Belakang Peran Aktif Jepang di Anti-Piracy Asia Tenggara dalam Perspektif Konstruktivisme

Abstract

This article explains the identity of Japan that influences Japan's active role in Southeast Asia anti-piracy. Japan has been making efforts to fight against piracy in the Southeast Asia waters, such as dialogue partnerships, capacity building, and joint exercises with Southeast Asian countries. Japan also initiated the establishment of the Regional Cooperation Agreement to Combat Hijacking and Armed Robbery against Ships (ReCAAP). This evokes a question, why does Japan as an East Asia country join and make efforts to combat piracy in Southeast Asia? The purpose of this article is to understand the reasons behind state efforts about an issue in other regions. Identity theory used in this article to analyze the reasons for Japan’s active role in Southeast Asia anti-piracy. This article uses literature study by collecting related data, such as Japan’s role in Southeast Asia anti-piracy. This article shows that Japan's identity as a maritime country is influencing Japan’s behavior to participate actively in Southeast Asia anti-piracy cooperation.