oleh IPI IRAN | Apr 17, 2024 | Mahasiswa Politik Islam di Imam Khomeini International University, Opini
Hari ini semua mata terbelalak, dunia memulai babak baru. Segerombolan drone dan rudal balistik sekonyong-konyong mencabik jantung Israel. Benar, siapa lagi pelakunya kalau bukan Iran. Negara ini rela mengambil resiko dengan mematahkan arogansi Israel yang selalu kebal di hadapan hukum Internasional.
Dengan serangannya tersebut, Iran telah mematahkan mitos yang selama ini begitu diglorifikasi tentang kehebatan militer Israel, yang konon tak terkalahkan. Dan diluar dugaan, Iran secara dramatic berhasil melakukan manuver-manuver yang tidak terbayangkan sebelumnya
Terkait hal ini, Tom Fletcher penasihat kebijakan luar negeri untuk beberapa Perdana Menteri Inggris menyatakan bahwa “serangan Iran adalah sinyal mengerikan dari kemampuan dan jangkauan Iran yang belum terjadi sebelumnya”. Bagaimana tidak, drone dan rudal Iran berhasil menempuh jarak beribu-ribu mil dengan melewati tiga negara (3) sebelum sampai ke Israel, yaitu Irak, Yordania dan Suriah.
Israel tampak gagap merespon manuver tersebut, sampai-sampai AS dan Inggris harus turun tangan untuk menghalau gelombang dari serangan Iran. Belum lagi peran Yordania yang ikut-ikutan menembak beberapa drone Iran di atas langitnya. Bayangkan apa yang terjadi bila negara-negara tersebut tidak membantu, mungkin ceritanya akan sedikit berbeda.
Jelas, gempuran itu membuat Israel panik dan berupaya menutup-nutupi efek yang ditimbulkan. Bahkan Perdana Menteri Israel Benyamin Netanyahu mengeluarkan ungkapan yang tampak seperti menghibur diri, “Kami memblokir, kami mencegat, bersama-sama kami akan menang”, tandasnya. Dari sini kita bisa lihat bahwa serangan Iran ternyata membuat para pejabat dan rakyat Israel mengalami keguncangan Psikologis.
Katakanlah memang benar bahwa serangan Iran tidak menimbulkan kehancuran signifikan bagi Israel, dan itu tidak terlalu penting menurut saya. Yang terpenting ialah sikap dan keberpihakan dalam melawan penindasan, Berani berkata tidak kepada kezaliman itu sudah merupakan kemenangan.
Selain itu, sebagaimana dikatakan oleh Kepala Staf Angkatan Bersenjata Iran, Mayor Jenderal Mohammad Bagheri bahwa serangan tersebut hanya sebagai bentuk Ultimate agar Israel tak lagi bertindak sembrono dan seenakanya sendiri. Oleh karena itu, Iran hanya mengarahkan rudal-rudalnya ke pangkalan militer Nevatim di Israel, tidak menyerang warga sipil dan fasilitas umum seperti sekolah, apalagi rumah sakit. IDF melaporkan setidaknya ada 9 rudal balistik yang berhasil menghantam pangkalan Nevatim.
Di samping itu akibat serangan tersebut, Israel dikabarkan mengalami kerugian besar hingga 5 miliar shekel (USD1,35 miliar atau Rp22 triliun). Media Israel melaporkan kerugian itu pada Minggu (14/4/2024), dilansir Anadolu Agency. Harian Yedioth Ahronoth mengutip Brigadir Jenderal Ram Aminach, mantan penasihat keuangan kepala staf Israel, mengatakan, “Biaya pertahanan tadi malam diperkirakan antara 4-5 miliar shekel (USD1,08-1,35 miliar).”
Saat ini Israel seperti linglung. Mau membalas tapi tak mendapatkan restu dari Amerika Serikat. Pasalnya Joe Biden sudah menyatakan sikap tidak akan mendukung serangan balasan terhadap Iran, begitupun Inggris dan sekutu Israel lainnya. Mungkin mereka tak mau mengambil resiko berhadap-hadapan langsung dengan Iran. Lagi pula sebelumnya Iran sudah mengancam akan menyerang seluruh pangkalan militer Amerika Serikat di Timur Tengah bila melakukan tindakan intervensi terlalu dalam. Pada akhirnya Israel mengadu kepada PBB, mendorong semua negara untuk mengeluarkan sanksi berat terhadap Iran karena dianggap melakukan agresi berbahaya. Tentu Iran punya alasan yang kuat dibalik serangannya ini.
Mengapa Iran Baru Serang Israel?
Mungkin banyak yang bertanya mengapa Iran baru menyerang Israel, kenapa tidak dari dulu? Perlu dimengerti bahwa untuk menyerang sebuah negara harus memiliki legalitas. Tidak boleh negara melakukan penyerangan terhadap negara lain tanpa alasan yang kuat, tentu hal itu melanggar hukum internasional. Nah, serangan ke konsulat Iran di Suriah beberapa waktu lalu nampaknya sebuah momentum bagi Iran untuk menghajar Israel. Karena hal itu sama berarti menyerang kedaulatan Iran, dan Iran sah melakukan pembalasan menurut hukum internasional.
Walaupun secara pribadi menurut penulis, motif serangan Iran terhadap Israel bukan hanya dilatari oleh serangan Israel ke konsulatnya, tapi lebih dari itu, menunjukkan solidaritas terhadap bangsa Palestina. Setidaknya serangan terukur Iran ini memberikan harapan baru bagi rakyat Palestina yang mulai putus asa di tengah bungkamnya raja-raja Arab dan tak berkutiknya PBB terhadap kejahatan Israel.
Ala khuli hal, Iran telah mengambil langkah luar biasa untuk membela saudara-saudaranya yang tertindas. Ini menunjukkan bahwa perlawanan terhadap kezaliman merupakan prinsip universal yang mesti dipegang oleh setiap manusia, apapun latar belakang agama dan negara. Penjajahan di atas dunia dalam bentuk apapun harus segera dihapuskan, sebagaimana yang tercantum dalam pembukaan Undang -Undang 1945 kita.
Dan setelah ini, dunia tak akan sama lagi.
oleh IPI IRAN | Apr 2, 2024 | Opini
Mehdi Muhammad Hakim
Grade 11, Tehran International School (TIS), Tehran, Iran.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been an essential indicator of a country’s economic status for many years. Indonesia and many other countries have incorporated it into their national vision. As part of its Golden Indonesia vision, the Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning (26/9/2017) aims to boost its GDP and become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2045.
There is a growing debate over whether GDP accurately reflects a country’s level of growth and development or exposes economic disparities between its affluent and underprivileged citizens. GDP measures the value of finished goods and services produced within a country during a specific time. It provides an economic snapshot that gauges its economy’s size and growth rate. To obtain a more comprehensive understanding, the calculation of GDP involves three primary factors—expenditures, production, and income—with adjustments made for inflation and population. Otherwise, GDP has flaws, as it needs to account for the wealth gap. It focuses on wealth concentration but ignores income distribution, leading to inequality and negatively impacting social policy and democracy.
Amartya Sen, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, has voiced his concerns about GDP being a measure of a country’s well-being. He argues that GDP fails to account for essential aspects of human development, such as injustice, social exclusion, and political freedoms. According to Sen, a more comprehensive measure of well-being should consider disparities in income, education, healthcare, and other social indicators. To address these criticisms, he has developed alternative measures of well-being, including the Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI incorporates factors like life expectancy, education, and income to provide a more holistic view of human development, unlike GDP, which only provides a narrow view.
Sen is clear that GDP, while important, is a limited measure of a country’s progress. He proposes a more comprehensive approach to measuring welfare that is imperative to ensure that economic growth translates into tangible improvements in people’s lives. Although Sen’s views provide an essential contribution regarding HDI, especially the education aspect, which complements the shortcomings in measuring prosperity with GDP, his view needs to pay further attention to the role of youth in developing the future of the nation and state. Futures Literacy development has yet to include this factor as an essential criterion.
According to UNESCO, a nation’s education system must now include future Literacy as a critical component since 2012. Futures Literacy refers to a person’s ability to understand and prepare for future trends and developments, in addition to traditional literacy skills like reading and writing. This means that a country’s youth must be able to perceive and anticipate the future to succeed. Therefore, Futures Literacy should be considered an essential factor in a country’s HDI.
For several reasons, Futures Literacy and the youth are critical to a country’s national development. First, young people often bring new and innovative ideas with their fresh perspectives and high energy levels. They are more willing to challenge the status quo and strive for positive change. Second, they represent the nation’s future and aim to shape a better tomorrow. Third, a country’s future challenges in the next few years may differ from today’s. Future challenges are often complex, ambiguous, disruptive, not linear, and not continuous with the past and present. Therefore, they require the ability to think imaginatively, always process data, and think critically about domestic, regional, and global dynamics.
The youth’s imagination about the nation and state is closely related to their involvement in national development. When young people have a positive and forward-thinking imagination about their country, they are more likely to participate actively in activities that contribute to its development. These activities include volunteering, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and advocacy for social causes.
As a Diaspora Indonesian High School Student, we are proud and welcome what the Indonesian government promotes in the “Golden Indonesia 2045 Vision”, which targets Indonesia to become the world’s fourth most considerable economic power.
To achieve economic growth, it is imperative to prioritize the development of education and human resources, particularly concerning the younger generation. Failing to consider this aspect could render achieving better economic growth unattainable or, worse yet, have negative repercussions. Notably, economists such as Sen are concerned with the increasing gap between the rich and poor in numerous countries across the globe.
Including Futures Literacy in the primary education curriculum is essential to equip upcoming generations with the necessary skills to contribute meaningfully to society’s economic power. Prioritizing education and human resource development alongside GDP growth, particularly for the younger generation, is essential. Neglecting this aspect could make it impossible to achieve better economic growth or, worse, could produce adverse effects. Therefore, Futures Literacy must become an integral part of national education in Indonesia today.
