Sam Pietsch on the Australian Intervention in East Timor
In September 1999 the Howard government initiated a military intervention in East Timor as the province was emerging from under Indonesian occupation.
Sam Pietsch is the author of a PhD on Australia’s military intervention in East Timor. An article based on his research recently appeared in Marxist Interventions.
Back Story spoke to Sam about the political background of the intervention and the way in which it characterised a new direction in Australian foreign policy.
This interview was broadcast on Radio Adelaide on the 14th of July.