Just donates the assets<\/p>\n
John Keynes, one of the most influential gurus of modern macro
\neconomics, once steadfastly opposed the desire of the United
\nStates, Britain and France to demand war reparation from Germany,
\nwhich was defeated in World War II. In his opinion, burdening
\nGermany with war reparation would only make the country poorer,
\nleading eventually to the collapse of the European economy as a
\nwhole.<\/p>\n
In a similar context to the above, the Indonesian government
\nis thinking of \"taking back\" the assets of the Republic of
\nIndonesia in East Timor. The wish to \"take back\" Indonesia's
\nassets in East Timor should be considered carefully and
\ncomprehensively. The emotional reaction shown by some members of
\nthe House of Representatives toward East Timor Foreign Minister
\nRamos Horta's rejection of the reclaiming of these assets only
\nserves to show that the political elite in the House do not yet
\nhave a full understanding of the national, regional and
\ninternational political configuration.<\/p>\n
There are several reasons why Indonesia must have this
\nunderstanding. First, East Timor as a newly independent state
\nneeds a lot of help. As Indonesia is not, at present, in a
\nposition to give direct donations, the most realistic thing that
\nIndonesia can do is to donate its assets in East Timor. Second,
\nif East Timor is not assisted by Indonesia, it will certainly
\nlook to Australia. Increased dependence of East Timor on
\nAustralia will only create a greater gap between Indonesia and
\nEast Timor in the long run, a condition which is geopolitically
\nand regionally disadvantageous to Indonesia. Third, an
\neconomically poor East Timor state will only trouble Indonesia in
\nthe future. Increased unemployment, limited employment
\nopportunities and increased crime rates in East Timor will only
\ncreate tension in the border area of the two countries because
\nsome East Timorese will enter Indonesia to seek \"economic
\nasylum.\"<\/p>\n
EFENDI SIMANJUNTAK<\/p>\n
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