INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 15 th February 2017. Vol.60. No.1 © 2012-2018 TIJOSS & ARF. All rights reserved ISSN 2305-4557 www.Tijoss.com 41 INDONESIA DEFENSE STRATEGY DEALING WITH SHIFT THE UNITED STATES STRATEGY IN ASIA PACIFIC Dr. Suwarti Sari, S.IP., M.Si vice dean of academic fields faculty of Social Science and Political Science University of General Achmad Yani suwarti.sari@lecture.unjani.ac.id Abstract The end of the cold war marked a significant shift in the international system in the Asia Pacific region. The emergence of China as a new emerging power and great economic power, bringing the United States (US) to implement policy Rebalancing Strategy. To strengthen its presence in Asia-Pacific A puts 2,500 marines in Darwin, Australia. This is a challenge for Indonesia that is geographically adjacent. The existence of a US base can be a threat at any time. The US can attack Indonesia with close proximity and a very short time. If not taken seriously, it will have an impact on Indonesia's security stability. Indonesia's defense strategy was developed both militarily and non-military. Military by gradually modernizing and nirmiliter defense developed by carrying out diplomatic functions. Keywords: Defense, Defense Strategy, Rebalancing, Military, Asia Pacific. Preliminary Security in the study of international relations is used to describe the development of several approaches, especially realist and neorealis. Security is an important concept that is always used and viewed as a constant exclusive feature of international relations (Buzan, 1991: 212). Security is the ability of states and communities to maintain their independence identity and functional integrity. In order to maintain its security, the state is willing to use all sorts of ways including military force to achieve it. The emergence of China as a new emerging power and great economic power in the Asia Pacific region, bringing the United States (US) again shifted focus attention on the Asia Pacific region by rebuilding and developing relations and cooperation with allied countries. As a country with the largest economy in the world the US wants to maintain and strengthen its presence and role in developing this region. This policy is known as rebalancing politics, where