The United States and the 1958 Rebellion in Indonesia
written by Deborah J. Gerner, 1956-2006 and David Brichoux, fl. 2002, in Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Case Study Program, Case 286 (District of Columbia: Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, 2002), 20 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- This case study examines U.S. involvement, both covert and overt, in Indonesian politics during the 1950s, a pivotal period in the newly independent nation’s history. The U.S. encouraged dissident officers in their military campaign against the central government, hoping this would force Jakarta to prevent the Partai Kommunist Indonesia (PKI) from winning parliamentary elections. This policy had the unforeseen consequence of alienating the anti-communist Indonesian military leadership, thus threatening larger U.S. goals. The policy was eventually dropped in favor of a conciliatory approach toward the Indonesian government, averting a PKI victory. The study makes extensive use of declassified primary source materials to illustrate the evolving perspectives of U.S. policymakers.
- Field of Interest
- Global Issues
- Author
- Deborah J. Gerner, 1956-2006, David Brichoux, fl. 2002
- Publisher
- The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2002 The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
- Content Type
- Case study
- Warning: Contains explicit content
- No
- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 20
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Publisher
- Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
- Place Published / Released
- District of Columbia
- Series Number
- Case 286
- Subject
- Global Issues, Social Sciences, Violence and Repression, Revolution and Protest context, Communism, Military alliances, Rebellions, Government policy, International relations, Politics & Policy, United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos, United States. Central Intelligence Agency, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, Mohammad Hatta, 1902-1980, Sukarno, 1901-1970, Suharto, 1921-2008, United States, Indonesia, Indonesians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
- Series / Program
- Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Case Study Program
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos