Abstract

Having just voted during the 2024 General Elections on 14 February 2024, Indonesians overwhelmingly supported Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s current Minister of Defence, to become the country’s next president. Prabowo centred his campaign narratives on continuing and preserving President Joko Widodo’s legacies and plans, including the Indonesia 2045 Vision. The Indonesia 2045 Vision envisions Indonesia as a developed and prosperous country.  This webinar aims to identify and discuss strategic challenges surrounding the fulfilment of the Indonesia 2045 Vision. The webinar will assess the progress of achieving the vision in the defence and security sector, such as military modernisation and national security architecture. What are the targets of Indonesia 2045 Vision in defence and security sector? What are the obstacles to achieving the targets?

About the Speakers

Edna Caroline is a journalist at Kompas daily newspaper and co-founder of Indonesia Strategic and Defence Studies (ISDS), a research group of experts and journalists focusing on issues of Indonesia’s strategy and defence. Edna has more than two decades of experience as a defence and security journalist at Kompas. As a co-founder of ISDS, she has been collaborating with various institutions to conduct discussions and produce publications on defence and security issues in Indonesia.  Edna holds a master’s degree in strategic studies from RSIS. Her research interests include geopolitical issues, maritime security, and Indonesia’s defence industries.

Yohanes Sulaiman is an Associate Professor at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani (UNJANI) at Cimahi, Indonesia and a non-resident fellow at National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), USA. His interests include Indonesian strategic culture and diplomatic history; East and Southeast Asian security and politics; and civil-military relations. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the Ohio State University.