PERSEPSI ANCAMAN LATVIA TERHADAP STRATEGI HYBRID WARFARE RUSIA PASCA ANEKSASI KRIMEA
Disusun dan diajukan untuk memenuhi salah satu syarat memperoleh gelar Sarjana Sosial (S.Sos) Strata-1
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CINDY REZMA FANNY 201710360311236
PRODI ILMU HUBUNGAN INTERNASIONAL
FAKULTAS ILMU SOSIAL DAN ILMU POLITIK
UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
2021
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KATA PENGANTAR
Dengan memanjatkan puja dan puji syukur kehadirat Allah SWT yang telah melimpahkan rahmat, taufik, dan hidayah-Nya, sehingga penulis dapat menyelesaikan skripsi ini dengan judul “Persepsi Ancaman Latvia Terhadap Strategi Hybrid Warfare Rusia Pasca Aneksasi Krimea”, sebagai syarat untuk menyelesaikan Program Sarjana (S1) Program Studi Hubungan Internasional Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang.
Penulis menyadari bahwa selama proses pembuatan skripsi ini terdapat banyak kendala dan hambatan. Namun berkat do’a, dukungan, dan bimbingan dari orang-orang terdekat, penulis akhirnya dapat menyelesaikan tugas akhir ini. Oleh karena itu, pada kesempatan ini penulis ingin menyampaikan banyak terima kasih kepada orang-orang yang telah memberikan bantuan maupun dukungan kepada penulis hingga akhinya skripsi ini terselesaikan:
1. Terima kasih kepada ayah dan ibu penulis, yaitu Bapak Sunarto dan Ibu Wirda Hayati yang telah memberikan dukungan moral maupun materil kepada penulis selama menjalani masa perkuliahan, terutama saat proses pengerjaan skripsi.
Berkat do’a dan dukungan yang diberikan oleh ayah dan ibu, sehingga penulis diberi kemudahan dalam proses penelitian dan penyusunan skripsi ini.
2. Terima kasih kepada Bapak Hafid Adim Pradana, MA selaku dosen pembimbing penulis yang telah banyak membantu penulis dalam proses penyusunan skripsi ini. Terima kasih atas arahan, bimbingan dan dukungannya
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sehingga penulis dapat menyelesaikan skripsi ini dengan baik. Segala kebaikan yang bapak berikan tidak akan pernah penulis lupakan.
3. Terima kasih banyak kepada seluruh Bapak dan Ibu dosen Prodi Hubungan Internasional atas ilmu dan pengalaman yang diberikan selama 4 tahun penulis berkuliah.
4. Terima kasih kepada musuh, teman, sahabat, sekaligus pendamping bagi penulis, yaitu Mahendra Lantang Pamungkas yang telah banyak membantu, mendukung, dan menemani hari-hari penulis selama berkuliah di Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang. Terima kasih atas segala yang pernah diberikan dan dilakukan terhadap penulis.
5. Terima kasih kepada sahabat-sahabat penulis, Aliya, Gatra, dan Nasrul yang telah banyak membantu dan mendukung penulis selama ini.
6. Terima kasih kepada teman-teman kos penulis, Ela dan Icho yang telah banyak membantu dan mendukung penulis selama di Malang.
7. Terakhir, terima kasih kepada Syelda Titania yang telah mau berjuang bersama penulis untuk menyelesaikan skripsi ini.
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DAFTAR TABEL
Tabel 1 Posisi Penelitian ... 36
Tabel 2 Program Persenjataan Penting Latvia ... 127
Tabel 3 Pasukan dan Alutista yang Di Bawa Negara Kontributor... 140
Tabel 4 Latihan Gabungan NATO Di Latvia ... 143
Tabel 5 Pengetahuan, Keterampilan, dan Sikap yang Harus Dimiliki Siswa pada Kurikulum Skola 2030 ... 159
Tabel 6 Tugas dalam Kebijakan Kerangka Bahasa Resmi ... 165
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DAFTAR GAMBAR
Gambar 1 Peta Wilayah Latvia ... 64
Gambar 2 Peta Penyebaran Pasukan NATO ... 139
Gambar 3 Peta Wilayah Latvia ... 178
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DAFTAR GRAFIK
Grafik 1 Peran Metode Non-Militer dalam Penyelesaian Konflik Antar
Negara ... 116
Grafik 2 Anggaran Belanja Departemen Pertahanan Latvia ... 127
Grafik 3 Sikap Masyarakat Latvia Terhadap Kehadiran Pasukan NATO
... 145
Grafik 4 Survei Mengenai Peningkatan Keamanan Latvia dengan
Kehadiran NATO ... 146
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