Obviously the diplomatic pressures will be stepped up now. There will be I think a greater confrontation in terms of dealing with North Korea.

They have really looked at the outside environment as an antidote to the ever-growing problems at home.

Without political stability there can be no economic prosperity in Indonesia, that's the bottom line.

The reality of an economy in terminal decline is enveloping its ability on the diplomatic front and its influence in the region. They're trying to plug that role.