Indonesia’s recent decision to deepen cooperation with China at first glance appears to be incompatible with Jakarta’s traditional foreign policy of nonalignment. The two countries just agreed to strengthen cooperation in minerals, energy, technology, infrastructure and defense, and last week, they conducted a joint naval exercise east of Taiwan. Though Indonesia described the exercise as […]
Questioning Indonesia’s Commitment to Nonalignment
Neutrality is becoming harder to maintain as U.S.-China competition grows more intense.
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