Contributors Articles

Contributors

Michael Leach

Michael Leach is a Professor in Politics and International Relations, and Chair of Department of Education and Social Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology. He has published widely on the politics of Timor-Leste, and is a founder of the Timor-Leste Studies Association. http://tlstudies.org/

Articles by Michael Leach (6)

23 Oct 2017 15:00

Timor-Leste: A return to belligerent democracy?

Timor-Leste is at risk of losing the hard-won ground of political stability forged over the last decade.
15 Sep 2017 16:08

Timor-Leste heads for minority government

With this change in leadership, Timor Leste meets a key measure of democratic consolidation.
24 Jul 2017 14:13

Timor-Leste elections suggest reframed cross-party government

FRETILIN has received the largest share of the vote but the PLP could be the party to watch in the future.
21 Mar 2017 10:51

Timor-Leste election: Likely victory for Lu Olo suggests business as usual

It seems participation in the resistance to the Indonesia occupation remains the cornerstone of political legitimacy in Timor-Leste
20 Jul 2016 16:38

The PCA ruling, Australia and Timor-Leste

The Hague tribunal decision last week in the South China Sea case will have far reaching implications, finding that any ‘historic rights’ China cla
15 Feb 2016 10:15

How far is fair enough? New moves in Timor Gap's 40-plus years of boundary battles

The 2018 Lowy Lecture

Going legit? The foreign policy of Vladimir Putin

Connecting the future leaders of Papua New Guinea and Australia

Contributors

Michael Leach

Articles by Michael Leach (6)

Timor-Leste: A return to belligerent democracy?

Timor-Leste heads for minority government

Timor-Leste elections suggest reframed cross-party government

Timor-Leste election: Likely victory for Lu Olo suggests business as usual

The PCA ruling, Australia and Timor-Leste

How far is fair enough? New moves in Timor Gap's 40-plus years of boundary battles