Timor’s Oil: Blessing or Curse?
The case of Timor-Leste proves once again how petroleum dependency turns out to be a curse rather than a blessing.
Timor: Where Has All the Aid Gone?
Money has been pouring into Timor-Leste, but it has not translated into meaningful development.
Response to Williams
Noam Chomsky replies to Ian Williams on Kosovo and East Timor.
Response to Chomsky
The United States is often, but not always, wrong, and its enemies are sometimes, but not always, right.
Indonesia’s Arms Appetite
Jakarta wants weapons. Lots of them. And the United States is happy to oblige.
Enabling the Indonesian Military
The United States has a long history of complicity in Indonesia’s human rights abuses. As columnist Conn Hallinan explains, the Bush administration is unfortunately upholding that tradition.
A Second Rebirth for East Timor?
Prodded in part by the Bush administration, the UN withdrew from East Timor too early. After several months of violence convulsed the island nation, the UN and the United States now have a second chance to get it right.