Keterlibatan Amerika Serikat dalam penyelesaian konflik Irian Barat 1960-1963

Abstract

In general, the research discusses the conflict in West Irian which involved the United States to help resolve disputes between Indonesia and the Netherlands in 1960-1963. This research was conducted to answer the main question, namely “How was the involvement of the United States in the settlement of the West Irian conflict between Indonesia and the Netherlands 1960-1963?”. To answer the formulation of the problem, researchers use historical methods that include heuristics, criticism, interpretation, and historiography. Based on the results of the research, the conflict in West Irian in 1960-1963 was the result of the absence of an agreement between Indonesia and the Netherlands to make peace. Seeing this situation, the United States was interested in helping resolve the conflict. In addition, the United States had interests in the Asian region in order to stem communism, especially in Indonesia and intended to distance Indonesia from its dependence on the Soviet Union. The United States was willing to be a mediator in resolving the West Irian conflict. Mediation was held by holding negotiations between Indonesia and the Netherlands beginning with the Round Table Conference (KMB), Middleburg Negotiations, and the New York Agreement. The settlement of the West Irian conflict with the involvement of the United States influenced the diplomatic relations of the United States with Indonesia and the Netherlands.