Background

Tracing the path, recounting the past: historical perspectives on Timor

From province to nation: the demographic revolution of a people

East Timor: education and human resource development

Political developments leading to the referendum

The diplomacy on East Timor: Indonesia, the United Nations and the international community

The CNRT campaign for independence

Experiences of a district electoral officer in Suai

Assessment

The popular consultation and the United Nations mission in East Timor - first reflections

The TNI and East Timor policy

East Timor: The misuse of military power and misplaced military pride

The strategic implications of an independent East Timor

East Timorese refugees in West Timor

Reconstruction

Reconciling worlds: the cultural repositioning of East Timorese youth in the diaspora

An international strategy for the new East Timor: some preliminary thoughts

Questions for the United Nations team managing East Timor

The joint assessment mission and reconstruction in East Timor

Fiscal issues for a small war-torn Timor

Challenges for the future