Silent witness: Australian intelligence and East Timor

Ball, Desmond

doi:10.1080/09512740010018552

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“…For example, in its conduct of the peace support operation in East Timor in 1999, the Australian Navy needed to build up an accurate picture of what was happening ashore, it had to guard against possible interference from intruding Indonesian submarines and the force commander wanted the landing operation itself to be totally secure against all forms of possible attack or accident. The Australian Navy's high levels of expertise in all these areas, derived from its preparations for high-intensity battle, was consequently critical to the success of the INTERFET operation (Ball 2001;Dickens 2001).…”

Section: Naval Battle and The 21st Centurymentioning

confidence: 99%

Trafalgar and the Decisive Naval Battles of the 21st Century

Till¹

2005

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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Section: Naval Battle and The 21st Centurymentioning

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Trafalgar and the Decisive Naval Battles of the 21st Century

Till¹

2005

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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“…On the one hand, it continued to pursue its strategic relationship with Indonesia by stalling on full public exposure of the degree of violence and the TNI's involvement in the post-ballot violence. 22 On the other hand, it embarked upon a vigorous diplomatic effort to achieve its (undeclared) human security agenda.…”

Section: Australia's 1999 East Timor Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

The utility of the human security agenda for policy‐makers

Kerr

Tow

Hanson

2003

Asian Journal of Political Science

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The idea of "human security" is gaining attention among policy-makers and security analysts. Little scholarly attention has been given to the questions of why states accept (or reject) a human security agenda or how such an agenda is incorporated into policy practices. The article suggests that a human security approach is most likely to be applied when both humanitarian and national interests combine. Yet when states or organisations adopt a human security approach, they often misjudge the complex and long-term commitment required of such an approach. There is also the potential for such an agenda to be manipulated to justify questionable courses of action. These issues frame an analysis of six recent case studies.

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“…In 1995-98, the Royal Australian Air Force acquired two EP-3C Orion aircraft which had been specially configured for SIGINT operations [28], which were used extensively around Timor in 1999-2000, and which were more recently used in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom [29]. The RAAF reportedly also operates a SIGINT-configured C-130 H Hercules aircraft; the Australian Army has a King Air 200 fitted for ELINT operations; and the Navy has a Learjet specially equipped for ELINT and electronic warfare activities [30].…”

Section: Article In Pressmentioning

confidence: 99%