Post-Suharto Indonesia : can a miltary coup happen?

The argument that the Indonesian military could follow the coup path of the Thai military is unfounded, at least for the near future. The TNI has neither the norms, capacity, nor opportunity to do so. Any military political intervention however can be avoided by having a new balance between the of...

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Main Author: Evan A. Laksmana
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91990
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4545
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The argument that the Indonesian military could follow the coup path of the Thai military is unfounded, at least for the near future. The TNI has neither the norms, capacity, nor opportunity to do so. Any military political intervention however can be avoided by having a new balance between the officer corps, political leadership, and civilian defence community.