Pułapki militarnych interwencji.
Wnioski płynące z holenderskich „akcji policyjnych”
w Indonezji w latach 1947–1949
Pitfalls of Military Interventions.
Lessons Learned from the Dutch ‘Police Actions’ in Indonesia in 1947–1949
Author(s): Ryszard ŻelichowskiSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: the Netherlands; Indonesia; police action; sovereignty; war compensations; an apology;
Summary/Abstract: In December 2023, 75 years passed since the Kingdom of the Netherlands start-ed the second military intervention in the Republic of Indonesia. The 1947 and 1948 warsare called ‘the fi rst and second police action’. In 1949, the Republic of Indonesia gained in-dependence. The arti cle describes these wars’ course and political consequences, includingan apology from the King of the Netherlands and the Dutch prime minister for the violenceof those periods. These events resemble recent ‘special operations’ conducted by Russia inUkraine. The various stages of the Dutch Military Aggressions are a possible scenario for thecourse and conclusion of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 56/2024
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 131-152
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish
