Historical background of the territorial dispute in Indonesia – Malaysia relations

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Received: 01/09/2023

Accepted: 03/31/2023

Keywords: Indonesia; Malaysia; territorial disputes; boundary delimitation; the Sulawesi Sea; colonial period

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Olga K. Kalendar Historical background of the territorial dispute in Indonesia – Malaysia relations. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2023. Vol. 67. N 1,67 p.72-81 https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0320-8095-13-67-1-6.

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Olga K. Kalendar (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Abstract

The article examines the determining factors of the formation and development of one of the most acute disputes in the interstate relations between Indonesia and Malaysia, namely territorial dispute. The author turns to its origin in the historical past of the region. Based on the analysis of several agreements concluded between Great Britain and the Netherlands in the colonial era, the main reasons for the development of contradictions are revealed. Special attention is given to the problem of interpretation of the corresponding agreements.

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