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The Political Role of the Indonesian Military: Past, Present and Future

Salim Said
- 01 Jan 1987 - 
- Vol. 15, Iss: 1, pp 16-34
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In this paper, the authors examine the political role of the Indonesian military from its inception to its dominant position in Indonesian politics today and discuss whether or not it would continue to play the same role in the future.
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This article is published in Asian Journal of Social Science.The article was published on 1987-01-01. It has received 9 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Military theory & Politics.

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Democratising Indonesia: The Challenges of Civil Society in the Era of Reformasi

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