Following other regional powers, Indonesia announced its own interpretation of the Indo‐Pacific concept in 2018. Considering Indonesia's strategic position in the Indo‐Pacific, does this announcement indicate the prospects of a more active Indonesian role in the region? This article examines Indonesia's national role conception regarding the Indo‐Pacific concept. Drawing from the literature on role theory, particularly on role conception and role location, and by analysing foreign policy narratives espoused by dominant actors in the Indo‐Pacific region, this article finds Indonesia's articulation of the Indo‐Pacific concept as an example of role location within the new Indo‐Pacific structure, particularly in locating Indonesia's ‘middle power’ role. Dominant actors in the Indo‐Pacific have generally accepted Indonesia's Indo‐Pacific concept, which shows that Indonesia has managed to live up to expectations befitting of a middle power through its enactment of ‘regional leader’ and ‘bridge‐builder’ roles.

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理解印尼在“东盟印度洋展望”中的角色：一种角色理论方法

继其他区域大国之后，印度尼西亚于2018年宣布了自己对印度太平洋概念的解释。考虑到印度尼西亚在印度太平洋中的战略地位，这一宣布是否表明印度尼西亚在该地区发挥更积极作用的前景？本文研究了印度尼西亚关于印度太平洋概念的国家角色概念。从角色理论的文献中，特别是在角色概念和角色位置方面的文献中吸取教训，并通过分析印度太平洋地区主要角色所支持的外交政策叙述，本文发现印度尼西亚对印度太平洋概念的阐述是角色位置的一个例子。在新的印度太平洋结构中，特别是在定位印度尼西亚的“中间国家”角色方面。印度太平洋的主要参与者普遍接受了印度尼西亚