ample of the latter case is Indonesia’s development of defense ties not only
with the United States and China but also with Australia. The two countries
signed a defense treaty in 1995, which was dissolved in 1999 because of
Australia’s participation in a military force against pro-Jakarta militias in the
former Indonesian province of East Timor after its violent split with Indonesia.
But in view of the continuing shared security issues surrounding terrorism,
humanitarian intervention, and perhaps with longer-term strategic hedging in
mind, the strategic relationship is being repaired, with the resumption of military
exercises in 2005 and the negotiation of a new security agreement in
2006.