{"product_id":"the-post-colonial-security-dilemma-rebecca-strating-9789814818407","title":"The Post-Colonial Security Dilemma: Timor-Leste and the International Community","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Strating\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9814818402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789814818407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Iseas - Yusof Ishak Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Rebecca Strating","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941406736639,"sku":"9789814818407","price":44.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ed372d81-82de-4dd8-8de9-b63322f6117c.jpg?v=1681452744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-post-colonial-security-dilemma-rebecca-strating-9789814818407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}