<![CDATA[Diplomasi TNI Angkatan Laut dilaksanakan oleh Kapal Perang Republik Indonesia (KRI) dalam bentuk operasi, latihan, dan pendidikan bersama dengan negara sahabat, khususnya di kawasan Asia Tenggara. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan tools Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) melalui penyebaran kuesioner secara langsung kepada pelaku yang pernah terlibat di daerah operasi Perairan Natuna Utara dengan tujuan untuk meneliti kemampuan preventive diplomacy TNI Angkatan Laut di Laut Cina Selatan dalam rangka mempertahankan stabilitas kawasan Asia Tenggara. Hasil analisis perhitungan hipotesis menunjukkan koefisien determinasi data preventive diplomacy sebesar 0,654 sehingga memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kemampuan TNI Angkatan Laut dalam mempertahankan stabilitas kawasan Asia Tenggara sebesar 64,5%. Penelitian ini mengharapkan agar penggunaan operasi yang dilakukan oleh TNI Angkatatan Laut dapat menciptakan peace making dan peace keeping di Laut Cina Selatan guna meningkatkan pengaruh diplomasi preventif terhadap kemampuan menjaga stabilitas keamanan kawasan Asia Tenggara. Kata Kunci: diplomasi preventif, Laut Cina Selatan, keamanan Asia Tenggara.Indonesian Naval Diplomacy conducted by the Indonesian Navy Warship (KRI) in the form of operations, training, and education together with friendly countries, especially in the Southeast Asian region. This research uses quantitative methods with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) as a tool through the distribution of questionnaires directly to navy officers who have been involved in the North Natuna Waters operation to examine the ability of the preventive diplomacy in the South China Sea to maintain stability Southeast Asia region. The results of the analysis of the calculation of the hypothesis showed the coefficient of determination of preventive diplomacy data was 0.654 so that it had a significant influence on the ability of the Indonesian Navy to maintain the stability of the Southeast Asian region by 64.5%. This research expects that the use of operations conducted by the Indonesian Navy can create peacemaking and peacekeeping in the South China Sea to increase the effectiveness of preventive diplomacy on the ability to maintain the stability of the security of the Southeast Asian region. Keywords: preventive diplomacy, South China Sea, Southeast Asia security.]]>
