Indonesia's Regime is Falling Apart.
Simon Whistler · November 11, 2026 · 18 min video · China & Indo-Pacific

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Mass protests, elite defections and a splintering coalition have left the government unable to govern, and the military's studied silence suggests the end may arrive sooner than the palace admits.
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The nation of Indonesia is headed for a breakdown. After two years of rule under the controversial president, Prabowo Sabiento, Fears in Jakarta have been paralyzed by a massive scandal, with Prabowo's own chief of staff and several top-ranking generals accused of wiretapping the president's phone.
Now, tens of thousands of troops are in the streets of the capital, trying to prevent civil unrest and what they fear could turn into a coup d'etat with the power to bring down an elected civilian government.
At the same time, Indonesia's dormant youth-led protest movement is coming back to life, inspired by movements in France, Italy, Albania, and elsewhere across the globe. Parts of Indonesia have literally erupted into flames as persistent forest fires create the worst haze the capital has seen in over a decade.
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