Economic Diplomacy Strategies to Increase Indonesian Coffee Exports to Russia in Pandemic Times

Abstract

Indonesia's economic diplomacy strategy in Russia is an urgent step that must be taken to increase exports of coffee products during the Covid-19 pandemic. This paper aims to identify Indonesia’s economic diplomacy strategies to Russia during the pandemic period. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods.  Data is taken from various library sources, interviews, and observations. Library sources come from various journals. Meanwhile, interviews and observations were made on coffee exporters in Indonesia and coffee importers in Russia, executives in the Indonesian government, such as the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow (Russia). The information collected relates to variables, such as coffee exports, strategies and policies of Indonesia's economic diplomacy in the pandemic period. The study found that Indonesia implemented new strategies of economic diplomacy in coffee exports to Russia during the pandemic, such as the use of virtual meetings, mobilizing more coffee exporters, and involving role of the Indonesian embassy in Moscow. This paper contributes that economic diplomacy strategies to Russia in coffee exports can be a strategic input for similar policies of Indonesian government to various countries.