Anthony L. Smith is senior research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii. He was previously fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, and was an observer during 1999’s UN-sponsored Popular Consultation in East Timor. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, U.S. Pacific Command, the U.S. Defense Department, or the U.S. government.
April 2004, Volume 15, Issue 2
East Timor, which emerged from a tragic and bloody past to gain full independence in 2002, offers a factinating case of democratization in a small developing country with a shallow history of democracy.
