Qualities that distinguish nekolim from related concepts involve the intentional restructuring of a country in order to make it dependent upon a foreign power, often economically and culturally. Once this is achieved, force is not needed because independence becomes infeasible for the dominated country.[6] Likewise, nekolim leads to the establishment of puppet governments in exploited regions to remove the need for traditional military control of a country.[1] Sukarno's criticisms made of US involvement in Indonesia which he deemed to be "nekolim practices" are largely entailed by the modern understanding of the concept of neocolonialism.[7][1]
^ abcdBevins, Vincent (2020). The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World. PublicAffairs. p. 47. ISBN978-1-5417-2400-6.
^Wardaya, Baskara T.; Adam, Asvi W.; Aditjondro, George J.; Setiawan, Hersri; Gusmian, Islah; Abdullah, Mudhorif (2007). Sick of the Mystery of Soeharto's Power. Yogyakarta: Galang Press. ISBN978-979-23-9981-3.
