Rizki Wahyudi

Profile

I am PhD Researcher at POLIS and a serving officer at the Indonesian Army. I hold a MSc in Terrorism Studies from the University of Indonesia (2022), where my research focused on the Special Joint Operations (Koopsgabsus) Counterterrorism Operation in Central Sulawesi from 2018-2021.

I have a strong commitment to contributing to both academic development and internal security issues.

Research interests

Supervised by Dr. Gordon and Prof Edward “Ted” Newman, my research will examine how civil-military relations (CMR) and regime type shape the effectiveness of counterterrorism (CT) outcomes in relation to democratic control, operational effectiveness, and resource efficiency.

My thesis examines the impact of the power balance between the civilian government and the strong military (praetorianism) on CT effectiveness in Indonesia. This project investigates whether military involvement leads to the stopping of attacks (operational effectiveness) but at the cost of democratic oversight or overlapping resources (the “Trinity” of outcomes).

Significances:

• Contributes to the regime type literature in relation to CT.
• Demonstrates that CT effectiveness is multidimensional.
• Contributes theoretically to the CMR literature by introducing praetorianism as a civil-military mechanism in CT governance.

Qualifications

• MSc in Terrorism Studies University of Indonesia
• BA in Defence Administration Indonesian Military Academy

Research groups and institutes

• Centre for Global Security Challenges
• Centre for Democratic Engagement