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00:00Australia just inked a defense treaty with Papua New Guinea, the first such formal pact

00:06between them in over 70 years.

00:08The Puk Puk Treaty, as they're calling it, binds the two nations to assist each other

00:12in the event of attack and allows up to 10,000 Papua New Guineans to serve alongside Australian

00:18Defense Forces under dual arrangements.

00:21They also agreed not to enter into any agreements that would compromise the implementation of

00:25this treaty.

00:26Why this matters and why you should watch this.

00:29Strategic redrawing in the Pacific, Canberra is clearly pushing to block further Chinese

00:34influence in its backyard.

00:35This doesn't just shift regional power, it changes the security architecture for the Indo-Pacific.

00:40Force multipliers, PNG gets military cooperation, training and a security guarantee.

00:47Australia gains strategic depth and presence, signaling to China it's a message.

00:52China will be watching, reacting and probably reconsidering some of its softer power and

00:57naval maneuvers in the region.

00:59This treaty is more than a headline.

01:01It's one of those tectonic shifts, the maps being redrawn quietly but firmly.

01:06Keep your eyes on the Pacific, because what happens there may echo across geopolitics.

01:09your politics.