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Australia-Indonesia: a New Security Treaty to "Guarantee Peace" Regional
The treaty commits Australia and Indonesia to frequent consultations on security matters with reciprocal intelligence sharing to address regional threats, enhancing cooperation amid China’s growing influence.
- On Wednesday Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced an upgraded bilateral security treaty aboard HMAS Canberra in Sydney, committing to more frequent consultations and joint security measures if threatened.
- Negotiations were carried out in secret after the May federal election, including talks in New York and at ASEAN, as Australia pursued deeper ties to strengthen Indo-Pacific security and Indonesia's complex motives reflect its non-alignment and BRICS membership earlier this year.
- Historical counterterrorism cooperation—from Bali investigations to Detachment 88—helped build the trust enabling this treaty, which draws on the 1995 Keating–Soeharto security agreement.
- The treaty imposes reciprocal information‑sharing duties, the ABC reports, but observers warn it raises questions about responses if violence flares at the West Papua–Papua New Guinea border, while prior PukPuk treaty diplomacy and Jakarta's sovereignty demands complicate implementation.
- The treaty's secret negotiation reflects sensitivity to domestic politics and external scrutiny, while Indonesia joined BRICS earlier this year, highlighting its broadened diplomatic footprint, analysts say.
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