The Post-Colonial Security Dilemma: Timor-Leste and the International Community
Rebecca Strating, author
Date of publication:
2018
Publisher:
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Number of pages:
402
Code:
BM562
Soft Cover
ISBN: 9789814818407
About the publication
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.
Contents
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The Post-Colonial Security Dilemma: Timor-Leste and the International Community
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789814818414], by Rebecca Strating, author -
Preliminary pages
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1. Introduction
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2. The Struggle for Recognition: Territorialization, Self-determination and the Imagining of “East Timor”
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3. The Politics of Recognition: East Timor and the International Community
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4. Establishing Legitimacy: International State-building in East Timor
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5. Timor-Leste’s Aspirational Foreign Policy
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6. Identity Hedging: Timor-Leste’s Engagement with Intergovernmental Organizations
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7. Timor-Leste’s National Security Agenda
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8. Securing Economic Sovereignty
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9. International Reconciliation and Transitional Justice
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10. Conclusion: Timor-Leste in the Changing Regional Order
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Postscript
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Bibliography
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Index
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About the Author
