In 2002, a group of young people in Timor-Leste were asked to look ahead into the future and write down on a postcard what they hoped their country could achieve by the year 2020. Twenty years later …
China card played on Australia’s Timor-Leste front porch
The task for Labor’s Pacific diplomacy is now to win back the lost ground in the independent sovereign state that Australia helped to found.
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta denies security part of high-level agreement with China
President Jose Ramos-Horta reassures Australia and Indonesia they can “always sleep at peace” while denying Timor-Leste discussed military cooperation with China in its recent upgrade of diplomatic …
A Generational Clash: Timor-Leste’s Political and Economic Future
Will the current structure and style of leadership in Timor-Leste beget economic policies for a sustainable future?
Dili’s China deal gives two fingers to Canberra
Timor-Leste will now form part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and both sides have agreed to high-level military interactions. China’s President Xi Jinping meets Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister …
China bolsters ties with gas-rich Timor-Leste
Leste’s Xanana Gusmao, promising greater economic cooperation, including possibilities for joint oil and gas exploration.
Australia news live: Timor-Leste joins calls to end fossil fuel production; poll suggests voice is low priority
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China, Timor-Leste elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnership
HANGZHOU — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste on Saturday jointly announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Timor-Leste is on the brink of failure
But experts talked to by this column believe that the crazy-brave, arbitrary leadership style of Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, coupled with a dwindling sovereign wealth fund and …
Why Timor-Leste Decided to Take a Stand on Myanmar
Southeast Asia’s youngest nation is advocating for a plural and just order in Southeast Asia, even at the cost of its long-sought accession to ASEAN.