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Timor-Leste

August 31, 2019

To Continue Development, Timor-Leste Needs a Return to ‘National Unity’

By Jonas Guterres

The fight for independence is over, but Timor-Leste needs to unite as a country yet again to fight its new war against poverty.

August 29, 2019

Timor-Leste: Why Water Is More Important Than Oil

By Christopher Ryan

Despite progress on other development metrics, Timor-Leste has under-invested in access to clean water.

August 29, 2019

Celebrating Democracy and Peace in Timor-Leste

By Fausto Belo Ximenes

20 years after its independence referendum, Timor-Leste’s success story has lessons for the region and beyond.

September 07, 2018

Timor-Leste Remembers Indonesia’s Slain Human Rights Hero

By Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

Timorese victims of Indonesian occupation speak of murdered human rights defender Munir Said Thalib.

May 16, 2018

Timor-Leste’s Forgotten Female Rebels

By Edward Cavanough

Will women's role in Timor-Leste's fight for independence ever be truly recognized?

May 08, 2018

Timor-Leste: A Nation Waiting for a Government

By John Dennehy

The country has ground to a standstill after the collapse of its minority government. Will new polls bring stability?

March 29, 2018

The Mountains: Timor Leste's Blessing and Curse

By Edward Cavanough

Difficult geography helped Timorese survive colonization and invasion. But now, it's a roadblock to growth.

March 07, 2018

How Australia Covered Up East Timor's Suffering

By Peter Job

The 1977 Dunn Report outlined grave human rights abuses in East Timor. Too bad Canberra tried to bury it.

January 11, 2016

Should Timor-Leste Turn to Portugal?

By Jordan Peterson

Rather than waiting for ASEAN, the less conventional option might prove more effective.

August 15, 2013

One Man’s Legacy in East Timor

Almost ten years ago, UN representative Sergio Vieira de Mello was killed in Iraq. His earlier work deserves to be remembered.

September 29, 2011

Aid and Independence

Almost a decade after it secured independence, Timor-Leste remains the second poorest state in Asia. It might help if aid donors listened a little more.

January 26, 2011

Brazil’s Canny Asia Game

Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva oversaw a period of growing influence in the Asia-Pacific. Will his successor follow suit?