| Description |
1 online resource (68 pages) : maps |
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Special report / ASPI ; issue 39 |
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Special report (Australian Strategic Policy Institute) ; issue 39
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| Contents |
Executive summary. -- 1. The ADF and Timor-Leste, looking towards 2020. -- 2. The future of Timor-Leste's foreign policy. -- 3. Socioeconomic challenges, the gap between expectations and achievements. -- 4. Timore-Leste, potential for a prosperous agricultural future. -- 5. The maritime interests of Timore-Leste. -- Appendix, Defence Cooperation program. -- Acronyms and abbreviations. -- Contributors |
| Summary |
Timor-Leste is a fledging nation wrestling with the challenge of forging a viable state. It's entering a very complex period in the lead-up to the 2012 elections. The country's leaders inherited a difficult situation, reconstructing a devastated country and healing deep-seated community divisions. The economic and social challenges facing Timor-Leste are daunting, although the exploitation of oil and gas revenues offers a potential lifeline. This report sets out a number of the challenges for the country, such as possible domestic unrest, transnational crime, food security, land reform, law and justice issues, security sector reform and maritime development. The situation is made more complex by the large number of donor states and the need for Timor-Leste to coordinate their assistance. While the challenges facing Timor-Leste are significant, the country has defied the odds before and prevailed. With targeted and sustained international support, it has every chance of doing so again. Australia wishes to have an equal relationship with Timor-Leste, working together to advance our common interests. This year is the tenth anniversary of Australia's Defence Cooperation Program with the country, one of our largest cooperation programs. The DCP will underpin Australia's long term defence relationship with Timor-Leste. A central message of this report is that Australia stands ready to assist Timor-Leste as a reliable partner, not just to ensure the state's own survival but also to strengthen regional security |
| Analysis |
East Timor |
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International relations |
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Australian military assistance |
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Regional security |
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Foreign policy |
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Economic conditions |
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Social conditions |
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Agricultural industries |
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Marine environments |
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Offshore oil and gas |
| Notes |
Title from PDF caption (Australian Strategic Policy Institute, viewed May 27, 2011) |
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"April 2011." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| Subject |
National security -- Timor-Leste
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Internal security -- Timor-Leste
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Agriculture -- Timor-Leste
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Natural resources -- Timor-Leste
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Agriculture.
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Economic history.
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Internal security.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Military relations.
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National security.
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Natural resources.
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Timor-Leste -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004011674
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Timor-Leste -- Economic conditions
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Timor-Leste -- Foreign relations
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Australia -- Foreign relations -- Timor-Leste
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Timor-Leste -- Foreign relations -- Australia
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Australia -- Military relations -- Timor-Leste
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Timor-Leste -- Military relations -- Australia
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| Subject |
Australia.
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Timor-Leste.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
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