Indonesia's transformation and the stability of Southeast Asia / Angel Rabasa, Peter Chalk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabasa, Angel.

Contributor:

Chalk, Peter.

Project Air Force (U.S.)

United States. Air Force.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Southeast Asia.

National security.

National security--Indonesia.

Indonesia--Strategic aspects.

Indonesia.

Indonesia--Politics and government--1998-.

Southeast Asia--Strategic aspects.

Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study: examines the trends and dynamics that are driving Indonesia's transformation; outlines possible strategic futures and their implications for regional stability; and identifies options that the US might pursue in order to influence Indonesia's future course.

Contents:

PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION: THE REGIONAL CONTEXT; GEOPOLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA; EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN SECURITY ENVIRONMENT; Chapter Two INDONESIA'S FRAGILE DEMOCRATIC EXPERIMENT; THE POLITICAL DIMENSION: FROM SUHARTO TO WAHID; THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION; Chapter Three THE EAST TIMOR CRISIS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES; Chapter Four THE CHALLENGE OF SEPARATISM AND ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS CONFLICT; ACEH: THE EYE OF THE STORM; PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN ACEH; SEPARATISM IN IRIAN JAYA (PAPUA)

ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL INDONESIA"ETHNIC CLEANSING" IN KALIMANTAN; Chapter Five REINVENTING INDONESIA: THE CHALLENGE OF DECENTRALIZATION; Chapter Six THE MILITARY IN TRANSITION; ORGANIZATION, MISSIONS, AND CAPABILITIES; THE TERRITORIAL SYSTEM AND THE DUAL FUNCTION; CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS FROM SUHARTO TO WAHID; DOCTRINAL CHANGE IN THE TNI; Chapter Seven ALTERNATIVE INDONESIAN FUTURES; DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION; ABORTED TRANSITION AND POLITICAL BREAKDOWN; VARIANTS OF MILITARY RULE; WORST-CASE SCENARIOS: RADICAL ISLAMIC RULE AND DISINTEGRATION; PROBABLE OUTCOMES

Chapter Eight REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF INDONESIAN FUTURESChapter Nine MUSLIM SEPARATIST MOVEMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THAILAND; THE MORO INSURGENCY; PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN THE PHILIPPINES; MUSLIM SEPARATISM IN SOUTHERN THAILAND; Chapter Ten IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND THE U.S. AIR FORCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

"Project Air Force."

"MR-1344."

"Prepared for the United States Air Force. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-115).

ISBN:

0-8330-3240-2

OCLC:

475935481