Cincin Merah di Barat Sonne

Andi Arsana, salah satu penggiat Border Studies, baru saja menerbitkan sebuah buku populer: Cincin Merah di Barat Sonne. Buku ini berkisah tentang banyak hal terkait geospasial dan batas wilayah dengan bahasa yang populer. Hal-hal teknis terkait teknlogi gepspasial, hukum laut dan teknologi informasi diungkap dengan bahasa yang mudah dimengerti. Dalam buku ini ada bab dengan judul “Hukum Laut” ada juga “Global Positioning System” dan “Sistem Informasi Geografis”. Namun jangan berharap di sana ada formula matematika karena semua ditampilkan dalam bentuk kisah sederhana yang menarik. Pembaca mungkin akan belajar banyak hal-hal berat tanpa merasakannnya.

Tidak saja tentang kelautan dan ilmu geospasial, buku ini mengungkap banyak dimensi perburuan ilmu pengetahuan dengan baik. Ada cerita tentang kenyataan mengharukan menjadi peneliti Indonesia, ada juga banyak hal-hal konyol yang diceritakan dengan sederhana namun sarat makna. Singkat kata, buku ini berisi banyak hal yang patut dibaca.

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Opinion by I Made Andi Arsana | Mon, 11/09/2009 | Jakarta Post

Coincidently or intentionally, on the 80th anniversary of Sumpah Pemuda (The Youth Pledge Day) on Oct. 28, 2008, the House of Representatives (DPR) passed a new bill concerning the national territory (wilayah negara). Interestingly, the popularity of the new law was beaten by the anti-pornography law that was passed slightly earlier.

People’s attention was excessively sucked by the so-called controversial law of anti-pornography. Consequently, the content of the national territory law might not have been well disseminated.

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The Jakarta Post, Wed, 08/19/2009

Back in 1991, the world “archipelago” was really famous. Almost everybody knew that the motto for Visit Indonesia Year was “let’s go archipelago!” Being a very young kid with limited knowledge of English, the word “archipelago” caught my attention.

The word sounded unusual and that made it easy to remember. But it wasn’t until almost 15 years later that I came close to understanding the meaning of the word “archipelago”.

Yes, Indonesia is an archipelago, a nation state made up of thousands of islands. It is the largest archipelagic state in the world, stretching from approximately 95° E to 141° E longitude and from 6° N to 11° S latitude, with a coastline approximately 81,000 kilometers long.

Given this vast ocean territory, it is important to look at whether or not Indonesia has firmly secured its sovereign rights to its maritime areas and if these rights are being optimally utilized for the prosperity of its people.

Now that Indonesia is 64 years old, it’s a good time to look forward at the steps that should be taken to secure maritime rights in the future.

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