The Portuguese contribution to the creation of the Falintil–Defence Forces of East Timor

Authors

  • Luis Manuel Brás Bernardino Centro de Estudios Internacionales del Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (CEI/IUL)

Keywords:

East-Timor, Portugal, Falintil, Falintil- East Timor Defence Forces, Military Cooperation

Abstract

In the year 2000, as a result of the process of state-building in the postconflict
situation in East Timor and with the support of international
donors, the Transitional Administration of the United Nations agreed
to create the Falintil-East Timor Defence Forces constituted from the
Armed Forces of Liberation and Independence of East Timor. This paper
seeks to reflect on Portugal’s contributions to this process of transformation
and development which took place between 2000 and 2016.
It maintains that foreign Portuguese policy has supported the statebuilding
process in East Timor, essentially in the domain of defence, by
establishing mutual Military Cooperation agreements.

Author Biography

  • Luis Manuel Brás Bernardino, Centro de Estudios Internacionales del Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (CEI/IUL)

    Infantry Lieutenant Colonel of the Portuguese Army, Diploma in staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces.

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Published

2018-11-27

Issue

No. 12 (2018)

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The Portuguese contribution to the creation of the Falintil–Defence Forces of East Timor. (2018). Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies, 12, 77-101. https://revista.ieee.es/revistaieee/article/view/747