THE ANALYSIS OF THE UNITED LIBERATION MOVEMENT FOR WEST

PAPUA (ULMWP) ORGANIZATION BECOMING A NON-MEMBER OBSERVER

IN THE MELANESIAN SPEARHEAD GROUP (MSG) IN 2013-2015

By:
NIKOLAUS ALPIN RIZAL ANTONI
ID. E1111141022
Dr. Shermiko, M.Si , Ori Fahriansyah, SIP, M.Si
Email: nico_lous@student.untan.ac.id

1. Student of International Relation Study Program of Social and Political Science

Faculty of Universitas Tanjungpura Pontianak
2. Lecturer of International Relation Study Program of Social and Political Science
Faculty of Universitas Tanjungpura Pontianak

ABSTRACT

In this study, the ULMWP organization fights for their organization to become members of
the South Pacific regional organization or the so-called Melanesian Spearhead Group. The
ULMWP was formed at a meeting of West Papuan leaders in Vanuatu on December 7th,
2014, various factions of the independence movement united to form a new body called the
United Liberation Movement for West Papua. This new organization brought together 3 main
organizations that had been fighting for independence for a long time with their own
methods, they were the Federal State of the Republic of West Papua, The West Papua
National Coalition for Liberation, and The Parliament National West Papua.

Keywords: United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), West Papua,
MSG, Member and Observer.