Timor as a failed state: a slap in the face for ASEAN?

Within days of the first-ever ASEAN defence ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur on 9th May 2006, Timor Leste went into a freefall of violence and mayhem. This tiny state, situated just on ASEAN's eastern doorstep, won its independence from Indonesia in 2002 following a UN-sponsored referendum in...

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Main Author: Yang Razali Kassim
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Published: 2016
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-822072020-11-01T06:38:35Z Timor as a failed state: a slap in the face for ASEAN? Yang Razali Kassim S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Within days of the first-ever ASEAN defence ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur on 9th May 2006, Timor Leste went into a freefall of violence and mayhem. This tiny state, situated just on ASEAN's eastern doorstep, won its independence from Indonesia in 2002 following a UN-sponsored referendum in 1999. But it has been struggling to be a viable nation-state ever since. 2016-02-02T02:12:28Z 2019-12-06T14:48:36Z 2016-02-02T02:12:28Z 2019-12-06T14:48:36Z 2006 Commentary Yang Razali Kassim. (2006). Timor as a failed state: a slap in the face for ASEAN?. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 046). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82207 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39921 en RSIS Commentaries, 046-06 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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Timor as a failed state: a slap in the face for ASEAN?
description Within days of the first-ever ASEAN defence ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur on 9th May 2006, Timor Leste went into a freefall of violence and mayhem. This tiny state, situated just on ASEAN's eastern doorstep, won its independence from Indonesia in 2002 following a UN-sponsored referendum in 1999. But it has been struggling to be a viable nation-state ever since.
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title Timor as a failed state: a slap in the face for ASEAN?
title_short Timor as a failed state: a slap in the face for ASEAN?
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