Defending Indonesia

Author: Connie Rahakundin Bakrie

Category: Culture

Indonesia is a very significant country of Southeast Asia. Even though it possesses characteristics that can make it the third \"rising power\" of Asia--its size, population, and its location in the Strait of Malacca, etc.--it has not yet shown a resolve to exploit those characteristics to become one. When it decides to become the next rising power, it has todevelop systematic plans of economic development and use economic wealth stemming from such development for building its military (Tentara Nasional Indonesia or TNI, formerly known as Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia or ABRI). Connie Rahakundini Bakrie`s book, Defending Indonesia, is an important plea for the modernization of Indonesia`s military.Connie belongs to the \"third generation\" of national security intellectuals of Indonesia. As the Executive Director of the Institute of Defense and Security Studies (IODAS), she is well versed in the thinking of top civilians and military officials of her country on such matters.

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ISBN :

978-979-22-4434-2

Price :

Rp 80,000

Total Pages :

0 pages

Size :

14 x 21

Published :

05 March 2009

Format :

Softcover

Category :

Culture

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Connie Rahakundin Bakrie

Rahakundini Laspetrini Bakrie was born in Bandung on November 3, 1964. She is a lecturer in political science focusing on defense and military issues at the Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of Indonesia, and Executive Director of IODAS (Institute of Defense and Security Study).

On er return from Moscow, Russia--prior to that she studied in Sydney, Australia, and in Vancouver, Canada--Rahakundini is immersing her self inpractical politics in Indonesia. The experience has motivated her to study politics. In 2005 she received her bachelor degree and in 2007 her master in political science degree from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of University of Indonesia. She also graduated from Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies (APCSS), Honolulu,Hawaii.

In addition to Defending Indonesia, Rahakundini also writes for Media Indonesia daily. Among her published articles were: \\\\\\\"Reformulating the Posture of TNI Budget\\\\\\\", \\\\\\\"A Marine Country with Poor Vision\\\\\\\", \\\\\\\"Economic Strategy 60 Years Ahead\\\\\\\", \\\\\\\"Are We Ready to Face Terrorism?\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\"Oil Politics: The Threat of G.O.D\\\\\\\". Rahakundini now lives in Jakarta with her beloved husband Lieutenant General TNI (Ret.) Djadja Suparman M.M.,and two beloved children, Audindra and Samantha.

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