Proxy War; The Implementation of Non-Military Defense in Indonesia

Proxy war has become a new form of the phenomenon of international conflict that has emerged in the world. National resilience to the existence of a proxy war should be one of the most vital concerns for a country. This study aims to explore the implementation of non-military defense, supporting factors, and inhibiting factors that arise by non-Ministry of Defense against proxy war in Indonesia. This study used a qualitative approach by data collection techniques through in-depth interviews at 6 Ministries, 3 State Institutions, and 1 Local Government. Data were analyzed using the interactive model of Miles, Huberman and Saldana. This research found that ministries or non-defense state institutions and local governments have different conceptions of proxy war and are also not optimal in their Non-Military Defense implementation. This study also showed that the