I’m very happy to have another guest piece to bring you all today. In this outing, Pat Honan walks us through the Timorese independence movement, from its origins under Portuguese colonialism to the struggle for freedom from Indonesia’s exploitative and often brutal ethnic cleansing campaign, with a special focus on the Australian government’s efforts to steer events in Timor-Leste to its own benefit.
If Pat could write something up on the state of Australian politics/climate to follow up that Matt Brady podcast in the next couple months, that would be awesome. Local expertise adds a great element to the breadth that Derek provides daily.
Great write up. Learned about this from Radio War Nerd, but this article was not only very concise, but also did a great job showing the motivations of the Australians.
If Pat could write something up on the state of Australian politics/climate to follow up that Matt Brady podcast in the next couple months, that would be awesome. Local expertise adds a great element to the breadth that Derek provides daily.
Great write up. Learned about this from Radio War Nerd, but this article was not only very concise, but also did a great job showing the motivations of the Australians.
Really good - very useful especially on the Australian role. Thank you!