Reflecting on the bloody coup d’état first Ernest Mandel wrote “Lessons of the Defeat in Indonesia ”, then the Fourth International leadership made a statement “The lesson of Indonesia”. Plus two contributions by Eric Toussaint concerning the role of the BRICS today: “The BRICS and de-dollarisation ” and “China and the IMF, supported by BRICS+, provided a lifeline to Javier Milei’s far-right government in Argentina”. Finally, Peer Velrmans reviews Dan La Botz’s “what if” history “Trotsky in Tijuana”.