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https://www.cnnindonesia.com/internasional/20250425085413-134-1222446/kronologi-slogan-free-papua-maluku-aceh-muncul-di-forum-pbb/amp Menurutku gak bakal berkelanjutan kalo di daerah gak ada gejolak banget sampe kayak aksi massa yang buat rame kanal berita. Walaupun secara prinsip kebebasan...

Clifford Geertz was known as someone who popularized the categorization of Javanese people as Abangan, Santri and Priyayi back then through his two and the half years research activities called as Modjokuto Project during the 50s sponsored by MIT’s CIS. Don’t ask me who funded MIT’s CIS during...

Kalo aset militer gini terlalu sensitif untuk Indonesia nerima, yang serem itu menurutku kalo mereka akhirnya nyoba minta izin untuk buat fasilitas TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) di Biak kayak punya ISRO India. Indonesia dengan birokratnya yang punya zero security awareness takutnya...

Kalo mau liat meritokrasi Singapura, liat tentaranya. Disana, secara gak resmi ada sebutan perwira “farmers” sama “scholars”. Scholars itu perwira-perwira yang dapet beasiswa SAF Scholarship (dulu SAFOS) yang posisinya di bawah President’ Scholarship, sama perwira SAF Merit Scholarship. Biasanya...

Tapi lupakan aja. Worst case scenario dari so called “Trump’s Liberation Day” baru-baru ini kemungkinan bakal buat China punya daya tawar lebih di negara-negara hedging Asia Tenggara, termasuk Indonesia. Kalo China semakin penting di negara-negara ini, klaim sepihak mereka di LCS (nine-dash...

https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/04/03/japan-develops-new-missiles-designed-to-repel-an-invasion/ A2/AD here, there and everywhere. If we talking about A2/AD, coastal defense, then it would be related to the concept of “Fleet in Being”. Control or compete against adversaries...

Wasn’t that Turkish military like this before? – Especially Turkish military memorandum ‘97(?). Parliamentary composition up to the people, but the executive/PM appointed by the legislative, don’t try Instead of just trias politica (legislative, executive, judiciary) checking and balancing...

“Power tend to corrupt, absolute power corrupt absolutely” That’s why checks and balances are needed, to keep those in power in check and not just do as they want. And it can be found in democracy and freedom, two things that are intertwined. You’re all are free men. Not chairs or tables that...

“Ze’evi visited Singapore secretly and proposed that instead of a huge military bureaucracy, Singapore would create a lean, integrated organization without “too many generals and too few soldiers.” https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-749904 Singapore dari awal diajarin Israel entah gimana...

NGAD USAF namanya Boeing F-47. Jarang-jarang proyek Phantom Works Boeing menang lawan Skunk Works Lockheed Martin. U-2, SR-71 proyek Kelly Johnson Skunk Works terkenal, F-35 Skunk Works juga https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/trump-announces-lethal-47-fighter-jet-120028045

Dibanding US Department of Energy, Department of Defense punya proyek aktif pembangkit listrik geothermal masa depan (EGS/AGS) lebih banyak dengan tujuh proyek berjalan. Kemungkinan dibanding PLTB (Bayu/Angin), sama PLTS (Surya), panas bumi ini lebih feasible untuk AS. Mereka punya workforce...

8x8 Pandur. If they replace the Anoa with 6x6 Pandur, then that would be same as USASOC Pandur (AGMS) used in NE Syria backing YPG/YPJ (SDF)

Satrad Takalar Ujung Pandang (Makassar) soon Makassar is quite important for aviation btw. 18.000 ft above in Eastern Indonesia (areas with airport ICAO code WAxx) you contact Ujung Control rather than Jakarta Control. It’s weird if Makassar or Ujung Pandang (or around) don’t have any military...