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Timor-Leste ASEAN
![When Can Timor-Leste Expect to Become a Full Member of ASEAN? When Can Timor-Leste Expect to Become a Full Member of ASEAN?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-28-005026.jpg)
When Can Timor-Leste Expect to Become a Full Member of ASEAN?
By Joao da Cruz Cardoso
The young nation is being forced to surmount a much higher bar than past members of the Southeast Asian bloc.
![Comprehending Timor-Leste’s Delayed Accession to ASEAN Comprehending Timor-Leste’s Delayed Accession to ASEAN](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-06-014236.jpg)
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](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-06-004210.jpg)
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.
![Timor-Leste Denied Entry to ASEAN – For Now Timor-Leste Denied Entry to ASEAN – For Now](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-04-100945.jpg)
Timor-Leste Denied Entry to ASEAN – For Now
By Luke Hunt
Dili has been told that membership could happen next year.
![It Is in ASEAN’s Strategic Interest to Admit Timor-Leste Now It Is in ASEAN’s Strategic Interest to Admit Timor-Leste Now](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-26-013647.jpg)
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?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-27-1.jpg)
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.
![What Will It Take to Admit Timor-Leste Into ASEAN? What Will It Take to Admit Timor-Leste Into ASEAN?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-30_16-51-13.jpg)
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.
![Can Duterte’s Philippines Add Turkey and Mongolia to ASEAN? Can Duterte’s Philippines Add Turkey and Mongolia to ASEAN?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-34182563142_6eda971f2e_k.jpg)
Can Duterte’s Philippines Add Turkey and Mongolia to ASEAN?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The suggestion demonstrates an unsurprisingly poor understanding of the regional grouping and the complex choices it faces.
![When Will Timor-Leste Join ASEAN? When Will Timor-Leste Join ASEAN?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-08_18-04-33.jpg)
When Will Timor-Leste Join ASEAN?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A look at where the country’s admission to the regional grouping stands.
![What Did Cambodia’s Hun Sen Accomplish in His First Timor-Leste Visit? What Did Cambodia’s Hun Sen Accomplish in His First Timor-Leste Visit?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-22_02-38-35.jpg)
What Did Cambodia’s Hun Sen Accomplish in His First Timor-Leste Visit?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The two countries reached several notable agreements.
![Challenges and Opportunities: The View From Timor-Leste Challenges and Opportunities: The View From Timor-Leste](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-19_14-19-32.jpg)
Challenges and Opportunities: The View From Timor-Leste
By Agio Pereira
"Now into its second decade as a sovereign state, Timor-Leste is ready to take its place in the community of nations."
![Reviewing the 26th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia Reviewing the 26th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-28_22-56-44.jpg)
Reviewing the 26th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia
By Edmund Sim
A look at some of the notable developments.
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