Frontmatter -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Introduction / Hatta, Mohammad -- Part I. Indonesia's foreign policy until the implementation of guided democracy -- 1. The basic principles of Indonesia's foreign policy -- 2. Indonesia's foreign relations before the transfer of power on December 27, 1949 -- 3. Indonesian-Dutch relations after the transfer of power and the impact of the West Irian (West New Guinea) dispute on the relations between the two countries -- 4. The last Dutch-Indonesian negotiations toward a peaceful settlement of the West Irian dispute -- 5. Indonesia between two power blocs -- 6. Indonesia in relation with its neighbors and other Asian countries -- 7. The transition and the decline of constitutional democracy in Indonesia toward guided democracy and personal rule -- Part II. Indonesia's foreign policy since the implementation of guided democracy, the ascendancy of Soekarno to absolute power, and the return to the 1945 constitution -- 8. The end of the transition period and the reenactment of the 1945 constitution -- 9. The beginning of Soekarno's active and militant foreign policy: The confrontation with the Dutch to solve the West Irian problem -- 10. The West Irian issue and its solution under guided democracy -- 11. Indonesia and the nonaligned world: The shift from nonalignment to a foreign policy of confrontation -- 12. Indonesia's role in the Second Nonaligned Conference at Cairo -- 13. Decline of the influence of the nonaligned group and the creeping dissension among the nonaligned countries -- 14. The frustrations and limitations of American diplomacy in Indonesia -- 15. Indonesian-Chinese relations during the Soekarno regime -- 16. The Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia -- 17. Indonesian-Indian relations in connection with the waning significance of Asian-African solidarity -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- List of bibliographical abbreviations -- References and bibliography -- Index