US-Indonesian Hegemonic BargainingAuthor: Timo KivimakiPublished by: Ashgate, UK, April 2005 300 pp

THERE have been ups and downs in the relations between Indonesia and the United States of America. Since the proclamation of its independence in 1945, Indonesia has joined various humanitarian aid programs sponsored by the US government. During the Cold War a few decades back, Indonesia enjoyed quite a significant bargaining position in the internat