The Pukpuk treaty risks destabilizing PNG by militarizing a country that needs coastguard capabilities, not combat readiness for foreign conflicts. Australia lacks the capacity to defend PNG effectively and could be drawn into Indonesian border conflicts or tribal violence. This rushed agreement abandons PNG's neutrality policy without proper parliamentary debate or public consultation.

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The Pukpuk treaty risks destabilizing PNG by militarizing a country that needs coastguard capabilities, not combat readiness for foreign conflicts. Australia lacks the capacity to defend PNG effectively and could be drawn into Indonesian border conflicts or tribal violence. This rushed agreement abandons PNG's neutrality policy without proper parliamentary debate or public consultation.