The Empowerment of Defense Areas in a Changeover Perspective

Samego, Indria (Pusat Penelitian Politik LIPI)

Jurnal Pertahanan : Media Informasi tentang Kajian dan Strategi Pertahanan yang Mengedepankan Identity, Nasionalism dan Integrity
Vol 1, No 3 (2015)

In accordance with the keyword in this article, “contextualisation”, this article examines the problem of state defence system in the dynamic and contextual perspective. Taking in consideration the existing structural environment changes, related legislations and their implementations should be updated from time to time. This is very important not only for decision makers but also for all related stakeholders.. When non-military power plays a greater role in determining the country’s defence posture, defence planners would have to shift their attention from hard power calculations to diplomacy and the development of other elements of soft power