East Timor is a country struggling with internal conflict, and a young democracy still struggling to assert itself after years of political turmoil.

Dr Jasmine-Kim Westendorf (Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University) speaks to Professor Nick Bisley (Director of La Trobe Asia) about the dominant forces at work in East Timor and the news the rest of the world never hears.

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