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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Strangers Next Door?: Indonesia and Australia in the Asian Century by Edited by prof Tim Lindsey Edited by Dr Dave McRae
There are no two neighbouring countries anywhere in the world that are more different than Indonesia and Australia. They differ hugely in religion language culture history geography race economics worldview and population. This makes their relationship turbulent volatile and often unpredictable. iStrangers Next Door?/i brings together insiders and leading observers to critically assess the state of Australia–Indonesia relations and their future prospects offering insights into why the relationship is so important for Australia why it is so often in crisis and what this means for the future. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the Indo-Pacific region Southeast Asia Australia and Indonesia and each country’s politics economy and foreign policy. It contains chapters that will interest specialists but are written in a style accessible to a general audience. The book spans a diverse range of subjects including political relations and diplomacy security and defence the economy and trade Islam education development the arts legal cooperation the media women and community ties. Contributors assess the current state of relations in their sphere of expertise and outline the factors and policies that could shape bilateral ties – and Indonesia’s future – over the coming decades.