MINISTER’S FOREWORD Thanks to God Almighty, The Indonesian Defence White Paper mandated by the National Defence Act No. 3 of 2002 has been accomplished with the contribution of all stakeholders. As the largest archipelago country in the world, Indonesia, located between two oceans and two continents has a unique geographical position. This requires Indonesia to strategize its position carefully. This unique position places Indonesia centrally amongst its ten neighbouring countries sea and land borders. Indonesia’s territorial seas are important for Indonesia’s international trade. This results in Indonesia being vulnerable to security threats. As an archipelago and maritime country, Indonesia is very interested INDONESIAN DEFENCE WHITE PAPER v