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brinkmanship and deterrence success during the anglo-indonesian sunda straits crisis, 1964–1966

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2005

toh boon kwan
toh boon kwan
Affiliation:
institute of defence and strategic studies, nanyang technological university in singapore. his e-mail address is toh_boon_kwan@pmail.ntu.edu.sg
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Abstract

britain and indonesia approached the brink of war at the height of the sunda straits crisis in september 1964. using newly released declassified archival records, this study reviews the supposed british deterrence success. the factors behind successful indonesian deterrence during the crisis contradict the prevalent view that statesmen should refrain from brinkmanship since they are unlikely to achieve their political goals at minimum costs to themselves.

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , October 2005 , pp. 399 - 417
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© 2005 the national university of singapore

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