It was a 23-page ticking bomb of a document, penned by an odd couple of European exiles, virtually unnoticed upon its publication, that would inspire some of the bloodiest dictatorships of the 20th… ...

Victims included members of the Communist Party of Indonesia, ethnic Chinese, trade unionists, teachers, activists, and artists. In the 52 years since, ...

Communist Party delegates had met in Warsaw in September. There they had, in effect, re-established the Communist International. There they issued a “manifesto” which was a clear and brassy ...

Conservative elements of the security forces began speaking out against a supposed communist resurgence, despite the fact the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) was wiped out during the 1960s massacres.

THE residual strength of the now shattered Indonesian Communist Party, the deplorable state of the country's economy, the lack of effective civil leadership, and the widespread xenophobia and ...