Indonesia and Malaysia found themselves in a volatile region dominated by expansive superpowers and volatile neighbors.
Explanation:
Malaysia and Indonesia occupy a land that has been a hotbed of trade settlements for ages and is incredibly valuable.
When they won their independence the countries were ready to establish their influence on the region again but found themselves in the middle of the cold war and Soviet Union and USA making proxy wars in their neighboring countries
IT was also difficult to assert control for them with the Chinese laying claims to the South china sea which is the area of trade for them.
