Indonesian Regional Police Diplomacy towards Malaysia in Strengthening Border Area Security from Trafficking in Persons Emil Mahyudin (a*), Anggit Akbar (b)
Universitas Padjadjaran
Abstract
This article aims to analyse the diplomacy of the Riau Islands Regional Police towards Malaysia in strengthening the security of the border region from the threat of trafficking in persons. The massive increase in the migration of people brings a negative side to the increasing practice of trafficking in persons at border areas. Various internal and external factors encourage the increase in perpetrators and victims of trafficking in persons. This requires comprehensive handling from the Riau Islands Regional Police as security forces, especially in border areas, considering that the Riau Islands are a potential and conducive place for the practice of trafficking in persons. This article uses several theoretical foundations, including Regional Diplomacy, Police Diplomacy, Border Area Security and trafficking in persons. Furthermore, this article finds that the Riau Islands Regional Police can contribute to strengthening the security of border areas from trafficking in persons practices. This shows that regional actors could play an active role as diplomats to prevent border security threats. The security of border areas is a concern that is not only centralized in nature, but also becomes a regional concern for areas directly bordering regions in other countries.
Keywords: Border Region, Diplomacy, Regional Police, Security, Trafficking in Persons
