Analisis Implementasi Kerja Sama Filipina dan Amerika Serikat dalam Penanggulangan Aksi Terorisme di Filipina

Abstract

Terrorist acts in the Philippines come from terrorist groups such as MNLF, MILF, JI, NPA,
and ASG, who have existed long before the events of 9/11 that hit United States. Not only
are they created a number of losses to the Philippines but also to the United States.
Military or non-military counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States is one of the
Philippines' efforts to overcome the terror of these groups. This study aims to determine
the implementation of counter-terrorism cooperation between the Philippines and the
United States in dealing with act of terrorism in the Philippines from 2010-2016. This
research was analyzed by using the framework of liberalism. This research was done by
using qualitative research method with descriptive research type. The results of this study
indicate that counter-terrorism cooperation between the Philippines and the United States
has been quite successful as evidenced by the approval of military cooperation with the
establishment of the JSOTF-P program to train AFP and PNP SAF, then ATA programs to
train PNP SAF. In addition, from non-military cooperation, the humanitarian and
development assistance from USAID is also used to build Mindanao communities,
especially those affected by act of terrorism. However, the cooperation has not completely
reduced the high number of terrorist attacks and captured all the most wanted terrorists in
the Philippines.