Abstract

This paper looks to explore the challenges, purposes, and outcomes of the long-term maritime boundary dispute between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Australia and present a review of how the circumstances of this dispute have influenced and helped shape Timor-Leste's hydrocarbon-based energy policy over time. Timor-Leste, a small, underdeveloped, oil-rich nation, although considered one of the world's poorest countries, successfully negotiated its straddling resources with Australia within its two decades of existence. Firstly, by reaching several interim ...