RSIS Monograph No. 10

One of the most critical issues in post-Suharto Indonesia is how to reconfigure the role of the TNI, which, since 1965, had been the major socio-political force in Indonesia and the principle backer of the Suharto regime. Since the end of the Suharto era in 1998, the military has withdrawn from political life and sought to enhance its professional skills by focusing on external defence. Despite the fact that elected officials are now expected to determine policy outcomes, has civilian oversight of the TNI been realized?