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Assessing military reform in Indonesia

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  • Leonard C. Sebastian
  • Iis Gindarsah

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This article seeks to assess the magnitude of military reform in Indonesia and its impact in establishing greater levels of professionalism within the armed forces. To this end, the authors will offer some reflections on the studies of civil-military relations and military transformation for inculcating a higher degree of military professionalism; analyse to what extent the process of military reform in Indonesia has reshaped the institutional role of the armed forces; and discern three major strategic gaps in Indonesia's military reform, namely the “legal loopholes and regulation vacuum,” the “shortcomings of democratic civilian control,” and the “defence-economic gap.” This article asserts that military professionalism will grow more substantially depending on the ability of civilian elites to exercise effective control over the military and the capacity of the government to transform the military establishment keeping pace with strategic challenges and operational requirements.

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  • Leonard C. Sebastian & Iis Gindarsah, 2013. "Assessing military reform in Indonesia," Defense & Security Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(4), pages 293-307, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdanxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:293-307
    DOI: 10.1080/14751798.2013.842709
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    1. Zainal Arifin & Agus Suman & Moh. Khusaini, 2020. "Countertrade Mechanism of Global Arms Trade: Case Study of Indonesia," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 11(1), pages 307-317, January.

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