Introduction -- the underlying "causes" of confrontation and relations between Indonesia and the Federation of Malaya: 1957-1962 -- the proximate "causes" of confrontation, 1962-1963: On the concept of Malaysia -- the confrontation years in Singapore and Indonesia, 1963-1965: the contest over Malaysia's right to exist -- the political and military fronts of confrontation, 1963-1965: creating a new Southeast Asia -- the separation oof Singapore from malaysia and the impact on confrontation -- confrontation and the re-organisation of Singapore-Indonesia relations.

1. foreign relations