THE ROLE OF STATE DEFENSE CADRES OF THE BORDER AREAS IN CROSS BORDER STATE RELATIONSHIP (STUDY ABOUT THE ROLE OF STATE DEFENSE FORUM IN SEBATIK, NUNUKAN REGENCY, NORTH BORNEO PROVINCE) Wahyudi1 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia ([email protected]) Abstract - The border area position of Sebatik Island, Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan Province, that is geographically boundering with Malaysia, make this area to do state’s cross border relation. In the Globalization context, social relation between two or more countries, both economically and politically, becomes a necessity. On the other hand, unfiltered globalization will be a transnational threat to a country, especially in the border areas. Establishment of state defense cadres that have been implemented by Indonesian Ministry of Defense in all territories of Indonesia, not just in border areas, should be awaited role. This study aims to analyze the role of Sebatik State Defense Forum or Forum Bela Negara Sebatik (FBN) in border areas to face cross border dynamics by using the main analysis of State Defense concept that is related with the dynamic of cross border area. This study uses qualitative methods through collecting data that is obtained from interviews, observation, and literature study. The result of the study shows the role of FBN Sebatik State, which is shown by many aspects; organization, planning, action and result, spirit and mobilization of human resources and cooperation with the others. Keywords: state defense, state defense forum, cross border, border areas, Sebatik Preface warfare against colonization in its era. In he term State Defense cannot be the current era, in the process of filling separated from the history of this independence, State Defense shifted its T nation's struggle for function and meaning that was formerly independence. The heroic struggles and synonymous with arms and guerrilla fight heroic tale of the early fighters became a against the invaders (Hard Skill), then reflection of how the predecessors of this State Defense can be interpreted more country defended the state to achieve flexible. State Defense can be independence through the concept of demonstrated through dedication based peoples' war and methods of guerrilla on their respective professions for the 1 Alumni of Post-Graduate of Peace and Conflict Resolution of Indonesian Defense University, Doctoral candidate of Civic Education, Indonesia Education University. The Role of State Defense Cadres of The Border Areas in Cross Border … | Wahyudi | 1 benefit of the nation (Soft Skill). A teacher be accepted as part of the interaction of a defends the state by educating the globalized world community. nation's children in schools, a doctor Globalization which essentially defends the country by treating patients in means to expand the world without hospitals and health center, even a divisions and boundaries, when it cannot traditional farmer defends the country by be dammed will certainly provide negative producing local rice products for excess for citizens. The national identity consumption by the general public. But and lifestyle as "Indonesian" can fade as a further than that, the devotion must be result of the swift rush of internationalism based on the values of patriotism, the into the personality of the nation. Say it is consciousness of the nation and the state, in the border areas of Indonesia which has believing in Pancasila as the state felt domination and hegemony from ideology, willing to sacrifice and the initial neighboring countries will feel this way. capacity of State Defense. Sebatik Island located in Nunukan In the international scene of today's District, North Kalimantan Province one of globalization era, the relationship the territory of the Unitary State of the between one State and another becomes Republic of Indonesia which is directly a threat as well as an opportunity. It adjacent to Malaysia. In this case, the becomes a threat when a country is unable people of Sebatik Island depends almost to filter out the foreign penetration that entirely from Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia could damage the nation, both caused by because of the easy access to Malaysia. In the flow of technology and information addition, information from the Malaysia until the dominance of economic mastery network Radio via FM wave radiates of other nations as a result of the strongly to Sebatik, as well as with international free market. But on the one television broadcasts can be received only hand, globalization will be an advantage by using a standard antenna. Even mobile for a country when it is able to take phone networks from Malaysia are able to advantage of the rapid development of dominate the list of cellular networks in science and technology and international Sebatik that often lead to roaming for economic relations to provide an impact Indonesian cellular network users. of progress for the nation. Cross-country In the midst of Malaysian relationships become a reality that must domination and hegemony challenge, 2 | Journal of Defense & State Defense | December 2017 | Volume 7 Number 3 both economy and the flow of information without exception to the people at the which has been going on for decades in border.2 Sebatik, the development of national The efforts of Indonesian, especially character (Nation Character Building) at the border in State Defense should be would be a big question mark, how is the encouraged by the awareness and sense nationalism, patriotism of Indonesian of duty to participate in State Defense in border residents in Sebatik Island. order to realize the ideals of Therefore, in this journal article, the independence under the 1945 Constitution authors will show how the actualization of so that it is obliged to participate in State defending border community states amid Defense against all kinds of threats, the challenge. disturbance and obstacles from both The policy in the form of inside and outside. The execution of State implementation of the program of raising Defense in an effort for National Defense awareness by the government is currently is based on the awareness of citizens' implemented for people from early age to rights and duties as well as believing in adulthood aims to build the character of their own strengths.3 Indonesia who love the homeland, willing Government policy in this case the to sacrifice for the nation, believes in Ministry of Defense through the program Pancasila as the state ideology, and of building awareness of State Defense nationality as well as possessing the initial through Directorate General of Defense capacity for State Defense which Potential aims to instill the values of state execution is carried out in the education, defense. So that every citizen has the residential environment, and working awareness and able to actualize it in the environment to achieve the objectives and society, nationality, live and join social targets held simultaneously, integrated organization, non-governmental and comprehensive as well as continuous, organization, youth organization, political in harmony with national development party, public figure, religious figure as well goals both psychically and mentally, as other social organization in accordance 2 Ditjenpothan Kementerian Pertahanan 3 Budi Mardjoko, Implementasi Program Garda (Ministry of Defense Directorate General of Batas dalam rangka Bela Negara di Pulau Sebatik Defense Potential), Tataran Dasar Bela Negara (Implementation of Border Guard Program in (Stages in State Defense), (Jakarta: RI Ministry order to defend the State at Sebatik Island), of Defense, 2014). (Jakarta: Indonesia Defense Univerity, 2013). The Role of State Defense Cadres of The Border Areas in Cross Border … | Wahyudi | 3 with legislation. Activities include: (3) Provisions on civic education, educational and community training mandatory basic military training, and activities, activities that support professional service are governed by community integration, social solidarity law. activities, and activities to create Based on the Concept of Guidelines conducive4 environment conditions. of State Defense of the Ministry of Defense, it is mentioned that the values of State Defense state defense consist of patriotism, the According to the 1945 Constitution, Article consciousness of the nation and the state, 30 states “each citizen shall have the right the Pancasila belief as the state ideology, and obligation to participate in State makes Pancasila as the state ideology, Defense”. Meanwhile, according to the willing to sacrifice for the nation and state Law of the Republic of Indonesia number and the early capability of the State 5. 3 of 2002 article 9 on the state defense Five fundametal values in developing system it is explicitly mentioned that: the State Defense character is interpreted (1) Every citizen shall have the right and within the development values below: obligation to participate in State 1. Patriotism Defense embodied in the a. A good understanding of the administration of national defense. borders of the state. (2) The participation of citizens in the b. Love and conserve the environment. effort of State Defense, as referred to c. Protect the good name and make in paragraph (1), is conducted Indonesia proud. through: a. civic education; b. 2. National awareness. compulsory basic military training; c. a. Instill a feeling of national Unity of devotion as a soldier of the Indonesia. Indonesian Army voluntarily or b. Love the national Culture and compulsorily; d. devotion in Products accordance