Kuasa nasional: Tinjauan konsep, permasalahan dan peranan dalam pembangunan negara
National power: A review of concept, problems and role in nation building
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47548/ijistra.2025.95Keywords:
Kuasa nasional, Pembangunan, Kemajuan, Kedaulatan, MalaysiaAbstract
Dalam kekacauan geopolitik dunia kini, terlalu banyak isu nasional yang
dilangkaui, tertinggal atau ditinggalkan. Malaysia terjebak dalam pergelutan
blok kuasa dunia dan dilema hala tuju pembangunan negara mengikut acuan
asing. Pada masa yang sama, kepentingan politik kepartian dan politik
populisme mendahului kepentingan nasional dalam agenda pembangunan
negara. Hasilnya terpampang di depan mata; kecelaruan identiti nasional,
dualisme sistem, ketempangan ekonomi dan kepincangan sosial. Akhirnya
Malaysia hanya menjadi vassal state kepada kuasa asing manakala rakyat
sekadar mendapat tempias pulangan 'kemajuan' yang dicapai. Dalam kemelut
beginilah soal kuasa nasional amat penting dan perlu diberikan perhatian.
Konsep kuasa nasional perlu dinilai semula makna, peranan dan
keupayaannya kerana wawasan dan kerangka pembangunan nasional sedia
ada tidak lagi mampu memandu Malaysia menuju masa depan yang
diinginkan. Kuasa nasional bukan sekadar kuasa politik, ketenteraan, ekonomi
mahupun penguasaan pengaruh Malaysia di pentas antarabangsa. Kuasa
nasional terkait dengan ilmu pengetahuan dan kehendak nasional yang
membawa kepada pengupayaan seluruh sumber nasional secara strategik
serta kemampuan mengatasi cabaran dan ancaman untuk mencapai
wewenang menentukan pembangunan negara yang kuat, maju dan berdaulat
dalam acuan sendiri.
Amidst the turbulent global geopolitical landscape,
numerous national issues have been overlooked,
sidelined, or entirely neglected. Malaysia finds itself
caught between competing global power blocs while
grappling with the dilemma of aligning its national
development with foreign ideals. At the same time,
populist politics and partisan interests take precedence
over national priorities in shaping the country’s
development agenda. The consequences are evident:
national identity crisis, systemic dualism, economic
disparities, and social instability. As a result, Malaysia
risks becoming a vassal state to foreign powers, while
its people merely reap the residual benefits of so-called
“progress”. Amid this complex struggle, the question of
national power becomes critical. It is imperative to
reassess the meaning, role, and capacity of national
power as existing national development frameworks
and visions are no longer sufficient to steer Malaysia
toward its desired future. National power extends
beyond politics, military strength, economic power, or
Malaysia’s standing on the global stage. Rather, it is
intrinsically tied to knowledge and national will,
enabling the strategic mobilization of all national
resources, overcoming challenges and threats, to gain
the power to determine the development of a strong,
progressive, and sovereign nation on its own terms.
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