Sudarsono lends prestige to military think-tank<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The National Resilience Institute received a
\nmajor boost yesterday with the appointment to the institute's
\ndeputy governorship of one of Indonesia's most respected
\npolitical scientists, Juwono Sudarsono.<\/p>\n
Minister of Defense and Security Gen. (ret.) Edi Sudradjat
\nsaid during the professor's induction ceremony yesterday that one
\nof the institute's immediate tasks was to popularize the national
\ndefense concept which, he said, is still misunderstood by some
\npeople.<\/p>\n
Edi said the national defense concept had not been fully
\naccepted by the nation, for one reason or another. \"If it is not
\nyet fully accepted, then how can we be expected to implement it?\"
\nhe asked.<\/p>\n
The minister acknowledged that some people have opposed the
\nnational defense concept on ideological grounds.<\/p>\n
The National Resilience Institute is a military think-tank
\nunder the Ministry of Defense and Security. Its main task is to
\nformulate military and defense concepts and doctrines. The
\ninstitute also runs leadership courses for both military
\npersonnel and civilians. The deputy governorship has been vacant
\nsince the death of the institute's former deputy governor, Prof.
\nPamudji, last year.<\/p>\n
In his address Edi said he hoped that, given Juwono's
\nexpertise and experience, the institute would be able to enhance
\nits contribution to national development programs.<\/p>\n
Juwono is a professor of politics at the School of Politics
\nand Social Sciences of the University of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Born 53 years ago in Ciamis, West Java, Juwono is one of the
\nmost prominent commentators on Indonesia's foreign policy. The
\nson of a diplomat, he spent many years studying overseas, in
\nIndia and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
In 1970 he received his masters degree from the University of
\nCalifornia, Berkeley, in the United States, and in 1978 he
\nreceived his doctorate from the London School of Economics.<\/p>\n
He has written two books, Pilihan Masalah (Selected Problems)
\nand Perubahan Politik dan Pembangunan (Political Change and
\nDevelopment), which were published in 1980 and 1982,
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n
Juwono told Antara after the ceremony that he did not foresee
\nany problems in working side by side with military officers. \"I
\nknow for sure that many military officers are more tolerant
\ntowards critics than are my civilian colleagues.\"<\/p>\n
He acknowledged however that the new job entailed a great
\nresponsibility and that he would have to be more careful in
\nconducting his research.<\/p>\n
With the new assignment, Juwono will have to commute regularly
\nbetween his office at the University of Indonesia, in Depok, and
\nthe think-tank's headquarters in Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central
\nJakarta.(rms)<\/p>",
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