Neoliberal National Security: How can MSMEs in Indonesia Survive the Coronavirus Crisis?

The issues caused by diseases can affect a country’s policies. One example is COVID-19, which broke out in
December 2019. COVID-19 spread quickly across the globe. The purpose of this study is to analyze disease issues that
can threaten the security of a country. A second aim is to identify the neoliberal response of countries, especially
Indonesia. Third, we seek to explore the strategies conducted by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to
overcome the COVID-19 crisis. Indonesia’s policymakers recognize the adverse effects of the health crisis on the
national agenda. Those must be seriously confronted. The threats to health and national security posed by the effects of
the virus have forced policymakers to cooperate with each other. The current research finds that not only Indonesia, but
countries around the world are threatened due to the consequent vulnerability to all aspects of security—national,
economic, and academic. Through the involvement of institutions that are able to build bridges between nations,
neoliberalism emphasizes an international political system that is based more on international cooperation and less on
powerful interests.
Keywords: COVID-19 Crisis, Enterprises, International Cooperation, Neoliberalism, Threats