Indonesia’s Leadership Shake-Up: A High-Stakes Reckoning Amid Violent Protests

Indonesia’s recent Cabinet reshuffle exposes a deeper crisis endemic to governments that lose touch with their people—a lesson America must heed as global instability tests our own economic and security resilience.President Prabowo Subianto dismissed five ministers, including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a technocrat celebrated internationally yet ultimately unable to shield Indonesians from rising economic pain. The catalyst? Outrage over lawmakers receiving exorbitant housing allowances—nearly ten times Jakarta’s minimum wage—while ordinary citizens struggle with soaring living costs and unemployment. When Elites Ignore Economic Realities, Citizens Pay the PriceThe violent protests that shook Southeast Asia’s largest economy left seven dead and...