The TNI and East Timor policy

Abstract

`The TNI and East Timor policy' examines the events in the lead up tothe referendum and the events after the referendum with specificreference to the violence that occurred and its perpetrators.The focus is on the perceptions of the Indonesians towards East Timor,which was seen as a failure of foreign policy for which diplomats wereto blame rather than as a result of the forced integration of East Timorand the accompanying military repression. The autonomy proposal and thepopular consultation are considered, along with the role of the militaryin the referendum and the ensuing post-referendum destruction.