| Description |
1 online resource [11] pages |
| Series |
Asia briefing ; 87 |
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Update briefing |
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Asia briefing (Series) ; 87.
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Update briefing (International Crisis Group)
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| Contents |
Overview -- Developments in 2008 -- Security impact of 11 February -- Political impact -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
A year after the near-fatal shooting of President José Ramos-Horta, security in Timor-Leste is strikingly improved. Armed rebels are no longer at large. The atmosphere on the streets of Dili is far less tense. The government does not seem to be facing any serious political threat to its survival. It has, at least temporarily, been able to address several of the most pressing security threats, in large part by buying off those it sees as potential troublemakers. Nevertheless, the current period of calm is not cause for complacency. Security sector reform is lagging, the justice system is weak, the government shows signs of intolerance towards dissenting voices, and it has not got a grip on corruption. These problems, which have been at the root of the instability facing Timor-Leste since independence, must be tackled if the country is to escape the cycle of conflict |
| Notes |
Caption title from title screen (viewed Nov. 15, 2010) |
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"9 February, 2009." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Security sector -- Timor-Leste
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Political stability -- Timor-Leste
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Politics and government
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Political stability.
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Security sector.
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| SUBJECT |
Timor-Leste -- Politics and government -- 2002- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004014555
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| Subject |
Timor-Leste.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group.
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