Indonesia is celebrating 80 years of independence from the Dutch. “Sukarno, my late father, was its founding father,” says Kartika Soekarno, my godchild whose son is now studying in an American ...

OF the various revolutions that have taken place in Asia since the end of the Second World War, the revolution in Indonesia has been the longest-lasting. Only one other has been as shattering in its ...

For countries like the Netherlands that were invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany, the subject of World War II can be painful to discuss. According to Dutch historian Frances Gouda, currently a ...

Konfrontasi was an undeclared war between Indonesia and the newly formed Malaysia. It unfolded through raids, guerrilla warfare, and covert operations across Borneo. Britain, Australia, and New ...

A summit conference used to mean a meeting of the world’s top leaders.* Nowadays, just about any get-together between heads of government is billed a summit, whether it joins Tito and Nas ser or ...

TOKYO — Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy Saturday resumed talks with Indonesian President Sukarno over the Malaysia crisis after a 90-minute meeting Friday gained somewhat of a cease-fire agreement from ...