Strategi Kontra Terorisme Badan Penanggulangan Terorisme (BNPT) dalam Perspektif Irregular warfare

Counterterrorism Strategies of Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) in by Irregular Warfare Perspective

Abstract

This paper analyzes the counterterrorism strategies implemented by the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) by irregular warfare. Terrorism is the use of violent methods to achieve political objectives, carried out by small-scale non-state actors against larger entities such as the state (irregular warfare). Indonesia is a country that has experienced a series of terrorist attacks occurring almost every year, and these attacks continue to evolve in terms of organizational structure, affiliations, targets, methods of attack, and recruitment tactics. The rapid pace of change in terrorist activities requires the BNPT to adopt strategies capable of accommodating all possible shifts in the nature of terrorism in Indonesia. This study employs a descriptive qualitative approach, utilizing secondary and primary data derived from a literature review comprising books, journals, and online news articles. The result describes that BNPT employs two main strategic approaches in implementing counterterrorism policy: the “soft approach,” which focuses on preventing terrorism and radicalization, and the “hard approach,” which emphasizes the enforcement of existing laws related to terrorist acts. In addition, there is a complementary strategic approach known as the “multisectoral approach,” which serves to further limit the scope of terrorism and radicalization particularly with regard to financing, recruitment, mobilization, and other related activities.