从1997年经济危机爆发后,澳大利亚明显感到了其安全环境已经恶化,经济危机已经增加了东南亚国家经济增长和政治稳定的不确定性。1998年苏哈托政权的倒台与经济危机可能有直接的联系,其继任者瓦希德也面临着各方面的挑战。澳大利亚最担心的是印度尼西亚的分裂,印尼一旦分裂很可能会与反西方的伊斯兰原教旨主义民族主义力量相结 After the outbreak of the economic crisis in 1997, Australia clearly felt that its security environment had deteriorated. The economic crisis has increased the uncertainty of economic growth and political stability in Southeast Asian countries. The fall of the Suharto regime in 1998 may be directly linked to the economic crisis, and successor Wahid also faces various challenges. What is most worrying about Australia is the split in Indonesia, and once Indonesia is divided, it is likely to be in line with anti-Western Islamic fundamentalist nationalist forces