‘Proxy war’ and bela negara

Haripin, Muhamad; Priamarizki, Adhi; Marzuki, Keoni Indrabayu

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“…Ryamizard regularly promoted Bela Negara through various public talks and training programmes. Ryamizard's promotion of Bela Negara hinted at an attempt to outsource the government's coercive capability to civilian-vigilante groups (Haripin et al, 2021: 36). This attempt was apparent when one of the Bela Negara trainings included some members of FPI (Front Pembela Islam/Islamic Defender Front), a notorious civilian-vigilante group, in early 2017.…”

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Quasi-civilian defence minister and civilian authority: The case study of Indonesia's Ministry of Defence during Joko Widodo’s presidency

Haripin

Priamarizki

Nugroho³

2022

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, appointed two former military generals, Ryamizard Ryacudu (2014–2019) and Prabowo Subianto (2019–present), for the first- and second-term defence minister positions consecutively. The appointment of military officers – either retired or active – as defence ministers has been perceived as a recipe for potential democratic setbacks. Current studies on the quasi-civilian defence minister mainly focused on explaining the logic behind such appointments. On the other hand, our study attempts to test the argument about whether the decision to select former military figures to lead the Ministry of Defence undermines civilian control. This article examines: (1) the institutional arrangement of the defence establishment; (2) the composition of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence's leadership structure; and (3) the leadership activities and key initiatives. The findings are that military officers have indeed dominated the ministry's organisational structure. Nevertheless, such domination did not automatically translate into the deterioration of civilian supremacy as the institutional arrangement limits those quasi-civilian defence ministers’ manoeuvres.

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“…Prabowo Subianto is a retired three-star lieutenant general and former commander of the Army Special Force (Komando Pasukan Khusus TNI AD/Kopassus, 1995–1998) and Army Strategic Reserve Command (Komando Cadangan Strategis TNI AD / Kostrad, 1998). See Haripin et al (2021: 34–55).…”

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Quasi-civilian defence minister and civilian authority: The case study of Indonesia's Ministry of Defence during Joko Widodo’s presidency

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Priamarizki

Nugroho³

2022

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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“…During the visit, he outlined the urgency in tackling internal security threats, particularly those in Papua. Former Defence Minister Ryamisard Ryacudu (2014–2019) also highlighted the importance of guarding against foreign infiltration via proxies and urged the military to focus on internal threats like the infiltration of ‘LGBT elements’ (Haripin, 2016).…”

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Explaining Indonesia’s Under-balancing: The Case of the Modernisation of the Air Force and the Navy

Gindarsah¹,

Priamarizki

2021

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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The current maritime challenges that Indonesia faced had not led to the development of the navy and air force. While theories of neoclassical realism highlighted the importance of domestic factors when determining responses at the strategic level, inefficiencies within the state bureaucracy had often been the bane of prudent policies. Our article attempts to engage with the neorealist concept of under-balancing to look at the reasons why there is stagnation in Indonesia’s naval and air force development. The proponents of under-balancing blamed inefficient bureaucracy as the cause of the issue. Our study on Indonesia’s naval and air force development indicated that inefficient bureaucracy was not the only driver of under-balancing. Looking at the agenda of naval and air force modernisation, this research argues the lack of commitment from the government, limited economic sources and the different modernisation priorities at the military unit level that had greatly contributed to the mismatch between systemic pressure and the response, in this case through naval and air force development, against it.

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‘Proxy war’ and bela negara

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Quasi-civilian defence minister and civilian authority: The case study of Indonesia's Ministry of Defence during Joko Widodo’s presidency

Quasi-civilian defence minister and civilian authority: The case study of Indonesia's Ministry of Defence during Joko Widodo’s presidency

Explaining Indonesia’s Under-balancing: The Case of the Modernisation of the Air Force and the Navy

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