From Friday, April 26th to Sunday, April 28th 2024, YCAPS was pleased to host a study workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia for 20 maritime security experts from across the Indo-Pacific. The workshop was titled, “Indonesian Maritime Heritage at the Crossroads of the Indo-Pacific.”
Over three packed days of meetings and tours, participants had the opportunity to learn about Indonesia's maritime heritage and gain insights as to how that heritage has interplayed with the modern state of Indonesia, which sits at the fulcrum of the Indo-Pacific.
The workshop began with a office calls at the ASEAN Secretariat, to discuss the ASEAN Maritime Outlook and ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific. After visit to the National Monument and National History Museum, the participants called on the Indonesia Ocean Justice Institute, a pioneering non-profit dedicated to enhancing Indonesia’s maritime governance.
On the second day, participants traveled to several of Jakarta’s 1000 Islands, to see sites of significant maritime heritage from Indonesia’s colonial period.
On the third day, participants first explored Sunda Kelapa, Indonesia’s historic port featuring traditional bugis phinisi trading vessels, by embarked sampan's. They proceeded to the Bahari Museum, dedicated to Indonesia’s maritime history where they were able to engage with a panel of Indonesian specialists in maritime history. The workshop concluded with a walking tour of and Jakarta’s Old Town (Kota Tua).
The event followed and included many of the participants of a track 1.5 conference on maritime security and maritime domain awareness in Jakarta that was supported by YCAPS and sponsored by Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset Dan Inovasi Nasional – BRIN) and two U.S. government organizations: the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies and the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKIAPCSS).
YCAPS appreciates the support of many local partners inJakarta who made such an event possible, especially Firman Faturohman, a curator at the Bahari Museum; Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto of the University of Indonesia; and Achmad Sunjayadi of the University of Indonesia. The staff of the ASEAN Secretariat, Indonesia Ocean Justice Institute and Museum Bahari were wonderfully gracious hosts.
