ABSTRACT
The most important negotiation processes during the hegemonic transition phase were a series of negotiations between the Netherlands and the Republic of Indonesia, with US mediation and participation, on Indonesia's decolonization and independence. In bargaining between the hegemon and the subordinate, the United States' growing involvement in global security and its need to justify its position meant that it became more cooperative. American anxiety to promote Western values meant that the United States needed more allies and friends and thus that it became more dependent on cooperation with Indonesia. In general, the increasing conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union offered a bargaining asset to Indonesia: when the competition element grows in importance, the hegemon becomes more and more dependent on subordinates. This made the United States more interested in cooperation, which, as suggested by the bargaining model, implied disadvantages in bargaining.
