East Timor

  • Jul 12, 2017
  • 7 min read

East Timor will face foreign policy frustrations

The hydrocarbon-dependent nation is locked in a maritime dispute as it seeks to navigate regional relations

East Timor
  • Jan 23, 2017
  • 7 min read

East Timor elections will yield unsustainable policies

The next government will face a looming fiscal crunch and oversee crucial international negotiations

East Timor
  • Jan 9, 2017
  • 2 min read

Gas treaty exit weakens East Timor’s hand in dispute

East Timor has sought to jump-start talks with Australia over a disputed hydrocarbon-rich boundary

East Timor
  • Sep 27, 2016
  • 2 min read

Australia may defy Dili on Timor Sea conciliation

An international court has rejected Canberra's efforts to scupper conciliation over a hydrocarbon-rich boundary

Australia
  • Apr 26, 2016
  • 7 min read

Timor Sea dispute poses stability risk to East Timor

The maritime boundary dispute with Australia casts uncertainty over East Timor's fiscal health and political stability

East Timor
  • May 24, 2013
  • 2 min read

East Timor-Australia ties to fray over Timor Sea gas

East Timor has initiated arbitration proceedings against Australia aimed at formalising its...

Australia
  • Oct 8, 2012
  • 2 min read

Energy firms wary of East Timor's resource nationalism

The World Bank today warned that East Timor remains critically dependent on oil and gas exports...

East Timor
  • Jul 27, 2012
  • 6 min read

Coalition consolidates milestone East Timor election

Tightly contested parliamentary elections on July 7 resulted in a hung parliament. Prime Minister...

East Timor