Several surveys were released in recent weeks assessing aspects of governance, security, and quality of life worldwide, including Transparency International’s Corruptions Perception index, the Clean Air Asia Report, and the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law index. We have summarized…
Timor-Leste
ASEAN’s Time to Invest in Timor-Leste
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By Liam Hanlon As Brunei assumes ASEAN’s chairmanship for 2013, one major question it faces is Timor-Leste’s bid for membership in the group. Despite some ASEAN members’ previous resistance to Timor-Leste’s entrance, the country’s sustained political and economic development over…
The Leaderboard: Xanana Gusmão
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The Leaderboard profiles the people behind the policies of the Asia-Pacific. This post features Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Who is he? Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão is the current prime minister of Timor-Leste. He is…
Dialog: Australia’s Tyson Sara on Architecture & Governance in the Pacific
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During this week’s American – Australian Leadership Dialogue CSIS had the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Tyson Sara, Australian Assistant Secretary of Defence for the Pacific. Sara, who has a portfolio including East Timor, discussed perspectives on the recent…
Friday Five: July 6, 2012
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Four important developments in Asia from this week and one key event to keep an eye out for next week. 1. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left for a trip that will include stops in Japan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos,…
Will Elections Bring Timor Closer to a Stable Democracy?
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By Kate Bissonnette The people of Timor-Leste will go to the polls Saturday to elect their next president. Parliamentary elections will follow in June. This is the second election cycle for the country, and is being closely watched in Washington,…
Bringing Timor-Leste into ASEAN
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By Ernest Z. Bower, Senior Adviser and Director of the Southeast Asia Program, CSIS In a post on the MacArthur Foundation’s Asia Security Initiative blog today, my friend Michael Vatikiotis points out, at a very timely juncture, some of the…