Geopolitics
The Jakarta Bay Pact: Geopolitical Maneuvering Masquerading as Regional Cooperation
On November 12, 2025, Australia's Prime Minister and Indonesia's President announced the conclusion of a Treaty of Common Security in response to escalating West Papuan political assertion and regional instability. This pact tragically exposes how authentic liberation struggles by marginalized peoples are cynically subsumed and instrumentalized by great power rivalries, betraying the very human rights it purports to protect.
