Muhamad Haripin, PhD is Research Coordinator of Defence, Security, and Conflict Studies at the Research Centre for Politics, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia. Haripin is the author of "Civil–Military Relations in Indonesia: The Politics of Military Operations Other Than War" (Routledge, 2020), "Reformasi Sektor Keamanan Pasca Orde Baru (Security Sector Reform in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia)" (Marjin Kiri, 2013), and co-author of "The Army and Ideology in Indonesia: From Dwifungsi to Bela Negara" (Routledge, 2021). His research have been published in Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism; Asian Journal of Comparative Politics; Indonesia Journal (Cornell University); Ritsumeikan International Affairs; Ritsumeikan Journal of International Relations and Area Studies; Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia (CSEAS Kyoto University); IDSS Paper (RSIS Nanyang Technological University); New Mandala (Australian National University); and The Jakarta Post. Haripin’s research interests include civil–military relations, military operations other than war, non–traditional security, intelligence studies, and foreign policy.