| Preface | iii |
| Summary | vii |
| Acknowledgments | xi |
| Acronyms and Abbreviations | xiii |
| Introduction | 1 |
| Chapter 1 | The History and Evolution of Australia's Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia | 5 |
| Australian Foreign Policy to 1969 | 5 |
| Australian Foreign Policy Between 1969 and 1991 | 8 |
| The Post-Cold War Era | 11 |
| The Paul Keating Administration | 11 |
| The John Howard Administration | 15 |
| Chapter 2 | Australia's Foreign Relations with Indonesia: 1945 to the Present | 19 |
| The Early Years: 1945-1965 | 20 |
| The New Order Period: 1965-1988 | 23 |
| 1988 to the Present | 25 |
| Chapter 3 | The East Timor Issue and Its Impact on Australian-Indonesian Relations | 29 |
| Overview of the East Timor Conflict | 30 |
| Australian Policy to 1995 | 37 |
| Australian Policy Under John Howard | 39 |
| Fallout from and Implications of the East Timor Intervention | 42 |
| Chapter 4 | Australian-Indonesian Relations: Mending the Rift and Strengthening Ties | 47 |
| The Australian-Indonesian Impasse | 47 |
| Rebuilding Indonesian-Australian Relations: What Type of Partnership? | 50 |
| Stabilizing Australian-Indonesian Relations: Basic Building Blocks | 51 |
| Australian-Indonesian Defense Ties | 56 |
| Chapter 5 | Examining Australia's Defense Capabilities in Light of East Timor | 61 |
| The 2000 Defence White Paper | 62 |
| A Definitive Blueprint for the Future? | 64 |
| The 2000 Defence White Paper and Australia's Wider Southeast Asian Policy | 68 |
| The 2000 Defence White Paper and the Australian-U.S. Relationship | 69 |
| Bibliography | 77 |
Format: Paperback, 116 pages
