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Timor-Leste ASEAN membership

The Problems With Bilahari Kausikan’s ‘ASEAN Realism’

The Problems With Bilahari Kausikan’s ‘ASEAN Realism’

By David Hutt
The outspoken former Singaporean diplomat's latest dispatch flies very wide off the mark.

Supporting Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Membership Should Be a Priority for Its Friends

Supporting Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Membership Should Be a Priority for Its Friends

By Melissa Conley Tyler and Parker Novak
Other countries can support Timor-Leste in the bureaucratic development needed to attend and contribute meaningfully to ASEAN’s numerous annual meetings.
Comprehending Timor-Leste’s Delayed Accession to ASEAN

Comprehending Timor-Leste’s Delayed Accession to ASEAN

By Mabda Haerunnisa Fajrilla Sidiq
For 11 years, ASEAN member states have advanced a number of rationales for delaying the admission of the region's youngest nation.

Why Indonesia is Backing Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Bid

Why Indonesia is Backing Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Bid

By Patrick Dupont
In less than a decade, Timor-Leste has gone from being a “pebble” in Indonesia’s shoe to a “good neighbor” of its former ruler.

Getting Into ASEAN is ‘Harder Than Getting Into Heaven’

Getting Into ASEAN is ‘Harder Than Getting Into Heaven’

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Kupa Lopes, Timor-Leste's ambassador to Cambodia.

Timor-Leste Denied Entry to ASEAN – For Now

Timor-Leste Denied Entry to ASEAN – For Now

By Luke Hunt
Dili has been told that membership could happen next year.

Timor-Leste Hopes to Join ASEAN When Indonesia Chairs in 2023

Timor-Leste Hopes to Join ASEAN When Indonesia Chairs in 2023

By Achmad Ibrahim and Niniek Karmini
The nation officially applied for full membership of ASEAN in 2011, but the rest of the bloc has yet to make a final decision.
It Is in ASEAN’s Strategic Interest to Admit Timor-Leste Now

It Is in ASEAN’s Strategic Interest to Admit Timor-Leste Now

By Truston Yu
If the nation is not admitted soon, it will fall further behind the 10 members of the Southeast Asian bloc.

Is Timor-Leste Ready to Join ASEAN?

Is Timor-Leste Ready to Join ASEAN?

By Joao da Cruz Cardoso
If membership means sacrificing the country's values, perhaps it would be better to remain on the outside.

Timor-Leste’s Bid for ASEAN Membership Tarnished by Myanmar Vote

Timor-Leste’s Bid for ASEAN Membership Tarnished by Myanmar Vote

By Luke Hunt
Abstention on the U.N. resolution is a “vote of shame,” says Nobel laureate.

What Will It Take to Admit Timor-Leste Into ASEAN?

What Will It Take to Admit Timor-Leste Into ASEAN?

By Khoo Ying Hooi
8 years after its membership application, Timor-Leste remains stuck in limbo. That says more about ASEAN than about Dili.
ASEAN at 50: A New Test for Democracy in Southeast Asia

ASEAN at 50: A New Test for Democracy in Southeast Asia

By Khoo Ying Hooi
The aspects of the ASEAN Charter dealing with rights and democracy have been largely ignored.

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