We Miss Peace of the World

War, war, and war are the most familiar words in our ears today. Only a small part of the country without war in the 21st century. The ultimate war is in the Middle East. Many powerful nations come there to fight, there is hardly peace there and how many hundreds of thousands of people are stranded.

Three important figures in the Middle East war are Russian President Vladimir Putin, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and United States President Donald Trump. The rebel group wants to topple Assad and backed the United States and its allies. While Assad's regime is lined with iron by Russia and allies.

Though the Middle East is just a pause from the turmoil of the Arab Spiring revolution (2010-2011), starting in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, and Yemen. A total of five presidents stepped down. More severe in Libya until the war broke out between the government with the rebels and supported by the Foreigners.

Well now than in Syria, see the land without peace ie Palestine how long it has been war there. Then look at the war in Yemen between Saudi Arabia and the rebels, see Iraq with the rebels. Where is peace there and when it will be knit.

Outside the Middle East, look to Southeast Asia precisely in Myanmar. How the suffering of the Rohingya people to flee the world, such as to Bangladesh, Malaysia, Australia and Indonesia precisely to Aceh at the tip of Sumatra Island.

In East Asia, how does the DPRK (North Korea) politics with its nuclear program shock the world. War of rhetoric between the DPRK with the United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan every day is still happening today.

How is the territorial conflict in the South China Sea between China and Southeast Asian countries including Indonesia. This is not to mention the conflicts in Afghanistan and some African countries.

I want to convey, the key to world peace is in the hands of leaders of major countries, especially the state of the veto in the United Nations, the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France.

Most importantly in the hands of President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin as the two leaders of the world's giants. We ask for peace in this world without economic, political, and power interests. We miss peace.

I once read tiori from Alford Machinder (19th century) as written in The Geopolitics of Superpower by Colin S. Gray. Machinder gives the real cue of Central Asia and the Middle East is the heartland or world island. But he did warn that whoever became the heartland power under modern political and economic condition could make plausible bid for a global imperium.

Is this what is happening right now. It is unfortunate that modern humans should have economic, political, and power interests at the back of the war. May peace come fast.

Kami Rindu Perdamaian Dunia

Perang, perang, dan perang adalah sebuah kata paling akrab di telinga kita saat ini. Hanya sebagian kecil negara tanpa perang di abad ke-21. Perang paling utama ada di Timur Tengah. Banyak negara kuat datang ke sana untuk berperang, hampir tak pernah terdengar kedamaian di sana dan berapa ratusan ribu masyarakat merenggang nyawa.

Tiga aktor penting dalam perang Timur Tengah adalah Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin, Presiden Suriah Bashar al-Assad, dan Presiden Amerika Serikat Donald Trump. Kelompok pemberontak ingin menggulingkan Assad dan didukung Amerika Serikat dan sekutu. Sedangkan rezim As Assad dipagari dengan besi oleh Rusia dan sekutu.

Padahal Timur Tengah baru jeda dari gejolak revolusi Arab Spiring (2010-2011), mulai di Tunisia, Mesir, Libya, Aljazair, dan Yaman. Sebanyak lima presiden lengser. Lebih parah di Libya sampai terjadi perang antara kubu pemerintah dengan pemberontak dan didukung pihak Asing.

Nah saat ini selain di Suriah, lihat negeri tanpa damai yaitu Palestina berapa lama sudah perang di sana. Lalu lihat perang di Yaman antara Arab Saudi cs dengan pemberontak, lihat Irak dengan pemberontak. Di mana kedamaian di sana dan kapan kedamaian itu akan terajut.

Di luar Timur Tengah, lihat ke Asia Tenggara tepatnya di Myanmar. Bagaimana penderitaan rakyat Rohingya sampai melarikan diri berbagai belahan dunia, seperti ke Bangladesh, Malaysia, Australia, dan Indonesia tepatnya ke Aceh di ujung Pulau Sumatera.

Di Asia Timur, bagaimana politik DPRK (Korea Utara) dengan program nuklirnya mengejutkan dunia. Perang retorika antara DPRK dengan Amerika Serikat, Republik Korea, dan Jepang saban hari masih terjadi sampai saat ini.

Bagaimana konflik teritorial di Laut Cina Selatan antara Cina dengan negara-negara Asia Tenggara termasuk Indonesia. Ini belum lagi konflik di Afghanistan dan beberapa negara Afrika.

Saya ingin menyampaikan, kunci perdamaian dunia ada di tangan pemimpin negara-negara besar terutama negara hak veto di PBB yaitu Amerika Serikat, Rusia, Cina, Inggris dan Perancis.

Paling utama lagi di tangan Presiden Donald Trump dan Presiden Vladimir Putin sebagai dua pemimpin negara raksasa di dunia. Kami meminta ciptakan kedamaian di dunia ini tanpa kepentingan ekonomi, politik, dan kekuasaan. Kami rindu damai.

Saya pernah membaca tiori dari Alford Machinder (abad ke-19) seperti ditulis dalam buku The Geopolitics of Superpower oleh Colin S. Gray. Machinder memberi isyarat sesungguhnya Asia Tengah dan Timur Tengah merupakan kawasan heartland atau world island. Siapa saja dapat menguasai heartland yang memiliki kandungan sumberdaya alam dan aneka mineral, maka akan mencapai “global imperium” atau menguasai dunia.

Apakah ini yang terjadi saat ini. Sungguh malang manusia zaman modern seandainya kepentingan ekonomi, politik, dan kekuasaan menjadi latar belakang perang. Semoga perdamaian cepat datang.