The Heritage Foundation dan Kebijakan Pertahanan Rudal Amerika Serikat

Catur Dewi Praptiningsih, Nur Rachmat Yuliantoro

2016 | Skripsi | Ilmu Hubungan Internasional

Abstract: The Heritage Foundation is one of influential actors in U.S. decision making process. One of its biggest achievement happened in 13 December 2001 when the U.S. announced its withdrawal from the ABM treaty, a bilateral agreement with the Soviet Union. The U.S. involvement in ABM Treaty was thought by the Heritage Foundation as an obstacle to make a strong national security. Therefore, it worked to influence the U.S. withdrawal. Heritage Foundation might not be the only one actor that involved in this issue, but this thesis will specifically discuss about the role of The Heritage Foundation. As an advocacy think tank, the Heritage Foundation has four different functions: (1) producing original idea and policy recommendation, (2) providing an expertise, (3) involving in any discussion or debate, and (4) educating civil society and decision makers about current issues. Furthermore, as the embodiment of epistemic community, the Heritage Foundation has four influence mechanism: policy innovation, policy diffusion, policy selection, and policy persistence. These functions and mechanism are the keys of Heritage Foundation’s successfullness in preserving its influnce in American politics. Keywords: American politics, think tank, ABM Treaty, ballistic missile

Kata Kunci : Politik - Amerika Serikat