The Post-Colonial Security Dilemma: Timor-Leste and the International Community

Strating, Rebecca

ISBN 10: 9814818402 / ISBN 13: 9789814818407

Published by ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Post-Colonial Security Dilemma: Timor-Leste and the International Community
• Publisher: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9814818402
• ISBN 13: 9789814818407
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book examines the development of Timor-Leste’s foreign policy since achieving political independence in 2002. It considers the influence of Timor-Leste’s historical experiences with foreign intervention on how the small, new state has pursued security. The book argues that efforts to secure the Timorese state have been motivated by a desire to reduce foreign intervention and dependence upon other actors within the international community. Timor-Leste’s desire for ‘real’ independence ― characterized by the absence of foreign interference ― permeates all spheres of its international political, cultural and economic relations and foreign policy discourse. Securing the state entails projecting a legitimate identity in the international community to protect and guarantee political recognition of sovereign status, an imperative that gives rise to Timor-Leste’s aspirational foreign policy. The book examines Timor-Leste’s key bilateral and multilateral diplomatic relations, its engagement with the global normative order, and its place within the changing Asia-Pacific region.

About the Author

Rebecca Strating is a lecturer in politics in the Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University, Melbourne.