Australia and Indonesia have a long and complicated history, forced to live as neighbours though sharing few similarities. Military co-operation has a sordid past, and the latest developments are examined by Clinton Fernandes from the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy. He reviews the 2006 security agreement between Australia and Indonesia from a strategic perspective.
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