OUR BOD

Mufti Makaarim

President Commissioner

Mr. Makaarim is a former Senior Advisor at the Executive Office of the President (2020-2024) for defense, security and intelligence affairs. Since 1999, Mufti has also been a consultant with mastery of technocratic issues in security sector governance, counterterrorism, conflict prevention and human rights. Mufti was also the Executive Director of the Institute for Defense, Security and Peace Studies (2007-2013).

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Beni Junito

Executive Director

Mr. Junito is our Executive Director and an expert in geopolitics and international conflict. Benny is also a former Expert Staff for the Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives and had previously worked for US Embassy Jakarta for more than a decade with special interests in Indonesian politics and economics.

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Beni Sukadis

Director

Mr. Sukadis is the resident expert on defense issues and an International Relations lecturer at several Indonesian universities. Beni has strong relations within the defense establishment, having been regarded as a well-respected and wellexperienced geopolitical & geostrategic and security sector reforms expert since 2000 

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Henwira Halim

Director

Mr. Halim is an expert on economics, international relations, defense and strategic studies, with years of experience in both private and public sectors. Wira had worked as a consultant for several national and international companies and organizations, including the Ministry of Defense and US Embassy Jakarta. Currently, Wira is also an advisor to the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.