The Role of Indonesian National Armed Forces Intelligence Malang Region in Engaging Community Leaders to Achieve National Resilience

This study examines the role of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Intelligence in mobilizing community leaders to achieve national resilience in Military Resort Command (Korem) 083/Malang region and to identify the obstacles encountered in its implementation. TNI Intelligence plays a strategic role in supporting the empowerment of defense areas through early threat detection and strengthening synergies with the community and relevant agencies. However, in practice, various obstacles exist, such as limited human resources, suboptimal inter-agency coordination, and a top-down mobilization approach, which reduces the effectiveness of relationships with community leaders. This study employed empirical methods with qualitative and quantitative approaches, involving primary data collection through interviews, observations, and questionnaires with intelligence officers and community leaders in the Korem 083/Malang region. Data analysis was conducted to uncover the actual role of TNI Intelligence and the obstacles encountered in mobilizing community leaders as part of efforts to maintain national sovereignty and resilience. The results of this study are expected to provide recommendations for improving the professionalism of intelligence officers in building more effective partnerships with the community to strengthen national resilience at the regional level.