Southeast Asian Affairs, January 1st, 2002
The Peacekeeping Operation (PKO), a successor to the Interfet operation, has around 8,000 troops in East Timor. The exigent security work is done by those forces that secure the 150-mile border, mainly Australian and New Zealand, supported in 2001 by the Singaporean contingent. A clear "national division of labour" emerged in East Timor under both Interfet and the PKO --- as it does in all PKOs --- which sees the aforementioned national contributions undertaking the difficult roles, and being exposed to casualties, while other nations prefer the safety of the hinterland. Sources within the Aus...
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