The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI)

The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI)
Author: Patrick Cronin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 4
Release: 1997
Genre: Indonesia
ISBN:

Much of the uncertainty concerns the prospective political succession to President Suharto. As the President's age increasingly poses the succession issue, it is not clear that there is a strong set of institutions to guide a smooth transition. In fact, the only truly integrated national institution is the armed forces (known by its Indonesian acronym, ABRI). Exactly because of ABRI's central role in Indonesia, it is essential that the United States and its friends in the region understand the Indonesian military.

The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) Role, Prospects and Implications

The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) Role, Prospects and Implications
Author: Patrick Cronin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 7
Release: 1997
Genre:
ISBN:

Much of the uncertainty concerns the prospective political succession to President Suharto. As the President's age increasingly poses the succession issue, it is not clear that there is a strong set of institutions to guide a smooth transition. In fact, the only truly integrated national institution is the armed forces (known by its Indonesian acronym, ABRI). Exactly because of ABRI's central role in Indonesia, it is essential that the United States and its friends in the region understand the Indonesian military.

The Indonesian Military Business Complex

The Indonesian Military Business Complex
Author: Bilveer Singh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2001
Genre: Indonesia
ISBN:

One of the unique features of the Indonesian military (referred to as Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia or ABRI in the past and Tentara Nasional Indonesia or TNI at present) is its massive involvement in commercial activities. Even though the military's business activities flourished under the presidency of Suharto, its origins can be traced to the pre-Suharto era. The ostensible reasons for the quantum expansion of the military's business activities were the need to cater for the welfare of the soldiers and to augment the operational budget of the armed forces that were believed to be inadequately provided for in the annual defence budget.

A Tour of Duty

A Tour of Duty
Author: Douglas Anton Kammen
Publisher: Equinox Publishing
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 602839713X

Chapter two explores the career patterns of Army officers during the 1990's. Through a detailed analysis of succession patterns and the examination of class cohorts from the National Military Academy, this chapter further refines the basic model presented in chapter one. This analysis highlights several forms of institutional rationalization within the Army during the late Soeharto era. --

History in Uniform

History in Uniform
Author: Katharine E. McGregor
Publisher: NUS Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2007
Genre: Civil-military relations
ISBN: 9789971693602

Under the New Order regime (1967-98), the Indonesian military sought to monopolise the production of official history and control its contents. The goal was to validate the political role of the armed forces, condemn communism and promote military values. A detailed examination of the Indonesian military's image-making under Suharto.

The Indonesian Military After the New Order

The Indonesian Military After the New Order
Author: Sukardi Rinakit
Publisher: NIAS Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005
Genre: Civil-military relations
ISBN: 9788791114069

"Because the military is an integral part of Indonesia's power structure, it is of interest to anyone studying Indonesian affairs. This volume is the first study to address the role of the military in post-Soeharto Indonesia. The author is a former ghostwriter at the Indonesian Ministries of Home Affairs and Defence. He is privy to the internal dynamics of the military and has personally interviewed such untouchable figures as former President Soeharto. As such, this is an up-to-date, well-informed study providing a useful contribution to the literature, particularly with regard to the younger generation of the military."--BOOK JACKET.

ABRI

ABRI
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1995
Genre: Indonesia
ISBN:

Masters of Terror

Masters of Terror
Author: Richard Tanter
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780742538344

The terror campaign by pro-Indonesian armed groups before, during, and after East Timor's independence referendum in 1999 was a blatant challenge to the international community as many of the acts of murder, political intimidation, destruction, and mass deportation took place before the eyes of the world. Yet still the ultimate responsibility has been denied and obscured. Masters of Terror provides an authoritative analysis and documentation of the brutal operations carried out by the Indonesian army and its East Timorese allies. The authors carefully assemble detailed accounts of the actions of the major Indonesian officers and East Timorese militia commanders accused of gross human rights violations. This indispensable work explores a horrific frontal attack on democracy and calls for the establishment of an international tribunal for crimes against humanity in East Timor.