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List of contents
PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Background for Timorese Independence
2. Changing Global Power Structures during the 1990s
3. Developing Consensus: Regional Affairs and the UN
4. UNAMET and the Vote for Independence
5. Anticipating Intervention: Planning and Deployment
6. Initial Military Operations
7. Stabilizing East Timor
8. Building a New Nation
9. Lessons for a New Century
Appendix A: Agreement Regarding the Modalities for the Popular Consultation of the East Timorese through a Direct BallotAppendix B: Code of Conduct for Participants in East Timor Popular ConsultationAppendix C: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1264Appendix D: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1272Appendix E: Extracts from the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-LesteNotesGlossarySelected BibliographyIndexA photo essay follows page .
About the author
John R. Ballard is Professor of Strategic Studies at the National War College in Washington, D.C. A retired Marine Colonel and combat veteran of the Iraq War, Professor Ballard has lectured worldwide on military strategy, combat command, and multinational operations.