INTERFET in East Timor East Timor (1999-2000) The deployment of the Australian-led INTERFET to East Timor in September 1999 was seen as a necessary step to establish the political stability the UNTAET administration needed to fulfil its tasks. The operation was prompted by the wave of Indonesian-backed violence that followed the East Timorese decision to opt for independence in a referendum. East Timor’s misery began in 1974-5 when Indonesia used the turmoil that accompanied the withdrawal of Portuguese
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World War I‚ also known as the First World War or the Great War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war‚ a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents’ technological and industrial sophistication‚ and tactical stalemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history‚ paving the way for major political changes‚ including revolutions in many of the nations
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factors are factors that make a person want to emigrate from the country‚ whilst a pull factor is a factor that makes a person want to immigrate into a country. One example of a big migration movement‚ was the emigration from China to southeastern Asia‚ as a result of a handful of factors. The people who migrated‚ did this in search of better living conditions and employment opportunities. Background: The early 20th century was very eventful for China. A lot of things happened that was life
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A report from World Bank mentions that leasing industry has long existed in MENA region & is currently active in 70% of the countries. However‚ presently leasing industry is under developed by international comparison and there is lot of potential for future growth. This potential can be realized if MENA policy makers address the existing regulatory & institutional constraints. Most MENA countries have a leasing industry. Leasing in both of its forms‚ conventional & Islamic is present
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Perceptions on the Training and Development Function: An Empirical Study of the Middle East Abstract The present study aims to determine perceptions on the training and development function in Middle East organizations. Using a purposive sample of 150 HR practitioners from Saudi Arabia‚ Kuwait‚ Dubai and Lebanon‚ the study found that there is a perception that candidates for supervisory and management roles are adequately trained to take on their jobs. However‚ they were uncertain about
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The relationship between the locals and the Europeans was very important in Southeast Asia during the time of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. The local rulers that were established had maintained a grip on their territory and had to be consulted before setting up trading posts. Any Europeans that ventured down to this region must have been prepared for what they would be encountering on its shores. Whether it was the Dutch from the Netherlands‚ the English country traders‚ the Portuguese or
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Malaysia Look East Policy Background The Look East Policy (LEP) is announced by former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad on the 8th February 1982 during the 5th Joint Annual Conference of MAJECA/JAMECA in Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The policy was essentially an attempt to encourage the Malaysian to change their traditional perspectives of Western countries as role models and instead look towards the East. The underlying assumption was that Malaysia had much to learn from the experiences
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POL 215Y Assignment 1 Why are some countries in the East and Southeast Asia persistently authoritarian while so few are democratic? Compare and contrast two or more cases. Student Name: Xin Zhang Student #: 999620771 Instructor: Jacques Bertrand TA: Wayne Zhu Democracy is a political system that makes sure that all eligible citizens have the right to participate in making the decisions that affect them either in a direct or indirect way. President Lincoln addressed that in
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Compared to the original form of Hip-Hop it became well known and recognised for the positive some-times being afro centric and realistic lyrics that often had some depth of meaning into what was currently going on in the “people’s lives”. East Coast Hip-Hop combined various genres of music and sounds one of the largest example’s being Jamaican dancehall toasting where DJ’s played the rhythm and artist such as Sister Nancy‚ Yellow Man and Dennis Alcapone blessed the music with their voice
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Behren International Politics 14 October 2013 Indonesia and East Timor Conflict History on Indonesia: The first three hundred years of key events began whilst Indonesia was being ruled by Dutch colonials‚ Indonesia then was known as the Dutch East Indies. The Portuguese attempted to take over what was Indonesia entirely although failed because they did not have enough forces to colonize the entire country so the Dutch did. During World War II‚ the Japanese invaded Indonesia and took over the country
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