After 400 years of Portuguese colonial rule and decades of hostile occupation by Indonesia, Timor-Leste is a flourishing stable democracy.
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Timor-Leste has had a long and violent history of struggle for self-determination, and while there is much to celebrate, there is also still much to do.
Despite a breakthrough on boundaries in the Timor Sea, the crucial question of how the shared oil and gas are to be developed remains unresolved.
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Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong
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