How Timor-Leste Escaped the Political ‘Resource Curse’
Advertisement Amid Southeast Asia’s democratic backsliding, Timor-Leste’s success is impressive. In May, the country elected a new parliament. In July, power was transferred peacefully from Fretilin to a National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)-led coalition headed by Xanana Gusmao. This was the country’s sixth parliamentary election since its independence from Indonesia in 2002, during which … Read more