Who blinked? Britain and the Sunda Straits Crisis, 1964-66.

Using newly released declassified government records from the British archives, this thesis revises the prevalent notion that Britain successfully deterred Indonesia from further escalation of hostilities during Confrontation due to its successful conduct of the Sunda Straits Crisis. It argues that...

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Main Author:	Toh, Boon Kwan.
Other Authors:	Khong, Yuen Foong
Format:	Theses and Dissertations
Published:	2008
Subjects:	DRNTU::Humanities
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14391
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-143912020-11-01T08:21:37Z Who blinked? Britain and the Sunda Straits Crisis, 1964-66. Toh, Boon Kwan. Khong, Yuen Foong S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Humanities Using newly released declassified government records from the British archives, this thesis revises the prevalent notion that Britain successfully deterred Indonesia from further escalation of hostilities during Confrontation due to its successful conduct of the Sunda Straits Crisis. It argues that it was Indonesia, not Britain, which was successful in deterring its opponent during the crisis.The factors for successful Indonesian deterrence during the Sunda Straits Crisis contradict the prevalent view on brinkmanship crises that statesmen should refrain from brinkmanship since they are unlikely to achieve their political goals at minimum costs to themselves. Brinkmanship, under the conditions detailed in this study, does pay off. Master of Science (Strategic Studies) 2008-11-13T09:18:50Z 2008-11-13T09:18:50Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14391 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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description	Using newly released declassified government records from the British archives, this thesis revises the prevalent notion that Britain successfully deterred Indonesia from further escalation of hostilities during Confrontation due to its successful conduct of the Sunda Straits Crisis. It argues that it was Indonesia, not Britain, which was successful in deterring its opponent during the crisis.The factors for successful Indonesian deterrence during the Sunda Straits Crisis contradict the prevalent view on brinkmanship crises that statesmen should refrain from brinkmanship since they are unlikely to achieve their political goals at minimum costs to themselves. Brinkmanship, under the conditions detailed in this study, does pay off.
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Who blinked? Britain and the Sunda Straits Crisis, 1964-66.

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