The recent visit of Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to Lebanon to meet the Indonesian United Nations peacekeepers stationed in the … More
Category: Indonesia’s defence matters
Welcome first female military academy graduates
By Nathazha Sipasulta and Fitri Bintang Timur Just recently, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated over 700 graduates of military and police … More
Indonesia can fight Islamic State in the Philippines
By Dominique Nicky Fahrizal and Fitriani The imminent defeat of the Islamic State (IS) movement in Iraq and Syria has sparked … More
Tentang Perempuan dan Pertahanan
By Fitri Bintang Timur “Soal perempuan bukanlah soal buat perempuan saja, tetapi soal masyarakat, soal perempuan dan laki-laki. Dan … More
Tentara Nasional Indonesia dan Hak Asasi Manusia
Bab ini berisi pengkajian atas Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) paskareformasi 1998. Meskipun transformasi dapat dikatakan relatif berhasil, TNI masih menghadapi berbagai tantangan … More
Indonesia’s Submarines Procurement Plan: Spearheading Jakarta’s Maritime Ambition?
By Adhi Priamarizki, Fitri Bintang Timur and Keoni Indrabayu Marzuki Synopsis Indonesia plans to acquire more submarines to boost its … More
Military reform swept under the rug
By Fitri Bintang Timur and Puri Kencana Putri Recently, Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Moeldoko stated that “democratic transition should … More
Indonesia’s Sukhoi Acquisitions: A Mixed Bag of Tools
By Adhi Priamarizki and Fitriani Bintang Timur Synopsis Indonesia’s continued acquisition of Russia’s Sukhoi jet fighters represents a diversifying of … More
Creating a world sans violence, one step at a time
by Fitri Bintang Timur The United nations (UN) 57th Session on Commission of the Status of Women finally managed to … More
Revitalizing Indonesia’s arms production at a time of international sales decrease
by Anton Aliabbas and Fitri Bintang Timur Early this week, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its Top 100 … More