TY - BOOK ID - 85466566 TI - The post-colonial security dilemma : Timor-Leste and the international community PY - 2019 SN - 9814818410 9814818402 PB - Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, DB - UniCat KW - National security KW - Self-determination, National KW - International Relations. KW - Post-Colonialism. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. KW - National self-determination KW - Nationalism KW - Nation-state KW - Nationalities, Principle of KW - Sovereignty KW - National security policy KW - NSP (National security policy) KW - Security policy, National KW - Economic policy KW - International relations KW - Military policy KW - Government policy KW - Timor-Leste KW - Indonesia KW - Endonèsie KW - Indanezii︠a︡ KW - Indoneshia KW - Indoneshia Kyōwakoku KW - Indonesië KW - Indonesya KW - Indonezia KW - Indonezii︠a︡ KW - Indonezija KW - İndoneziya KW - İndoneziya Respublikası KW - Indūnīsīyā KW - Induonezėjė KW - Jumhūrīyah Indūnīsīyā KW - PDRI (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia) KW - Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia KW - R.I. (Republik Indonesia) KW - Republic of Indonesia KW - Republic of the United States of Indonesia KW - Republica d'Indonesia KW - Republiek van Indonesië KW - Republik Indonesia KW - Republik Indonesia Serikat KW - Republika Indonezii︠a︡ KW - Republika Indonezija KW - Rėspublika Indanezii︠a︡ KW - RI (Republik Indonesia) KW - United States of Indonesia KW - Yinni KW - Рэспубліка Інданезія KW - Република Индонезия KW - Индонезия KW - Інданезія KW - إندونيسيا KW - جمهورية إندونيسيا KW - インドネシア KW - インドネシア共和国 KW - Dutch East Indies KW - Democratic Republic of East Timor KW - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste KW - East Timor KW - Higashi Timōru KW - Itä-Timor KW - Östra Timor KW - Östtimor KW - RDTL KW - Repoṕlika Democrátika Timor Lorosa'e KW - República Democrática de Timor-Leste KW - Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e KW - Repúplica Democrática de Timor-Leste KW - Timor Lorosa'e KW - Timor Wschodni KW - Тимор-Лесте KW - 東ティモール KW - Timor Timur (Indonesia) KW - Foreign relations. KW - Constitutional Government of East Timor KW - Governo Constitucional de Timor-Leste KW - Governu Konstitutionál da Timor-Leste UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85466566 AB - 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. ER -