Between the Crocodile and the Kangaroo: UNTAET as a foreign policy actor at the Timor Sea
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The dream of an independent East Timor was abruptly interrupted by the violent and illegal Indonesian occupation in early 1975, a fact which led to almost complete destruction of the country and the need for an unprecedented multilateral effort to reconstruct it in different dimensions. The challenge of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) to turn ruins and ashes in a viable state was driven beyond their original functions set out in the mandate approved by the UN Security Council. The performance of UN Mission as a foreign policy actor marks a unique moment to study the discipline. Taking the contributions of Goldstein and Keohane as primary reference it is possible to analyze the behavior of the actors involved and the role of ideas and interests of the different parties in the formulation and operation of the initiatives developed in negotiations to redefine the terms of exploitation of the Timor Sea.
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