PSCI 2750
INTERNATIONAL RELATION
DR. TUNKU MOHAR BIN TUNKU MOHD MOKHTAR

SECTION 2
SEMESTER 1 2015/2016

“A RESEARCH ON INDONESIA’S INTEREST TOWARDS
JOINING TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP”

Prepared By:
Muhamad Fadel Wijaya (1221665)
Muhamad Fatih Azka (1311515)
Ahmad Azzam Al-Qoyyimuddin (1313511)

KIRKHS
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1st Chapter: Introduction A. Background...............................................................................................................3 B. Importance of the Topic...........................................................................................3 C. Research Question....................................................................................................4 D. Argument and Hypothesis........................................................................................4
2nd Chapter: Theoretical Framework A. Definition of Key Terms............................................................................................5 B. Literature Review......................................................................................................6 C. Collection of Data…………………………………………………………………………………….…..7
3rd Chapter: Case Study………………………………………………………………………………………….8
4th Chapter: Conclusion……………..…………………………………………………………………………11
References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

A. BACKGROUND President Joko Widodo, often regarded as Jokowi, announced in Washington during his first official visit to the U.S. on 26th October 2015, said that Indonesia intends to join the Trans Pacific Partnership which contains measures to lower trade barriers such as tariffs and non-tariffs. It is a 21st century free trade agreement. In the period of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia, refused to