Challenge the Strong Wind: Canada and East Timor, 1975-99 by David Webster (Engl

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Challenge the Strong Wind recounts the story of Canadian policy toward East Timor from the 1975 invasion to the 1999 vote for independence, demonstrating that historical accounts need to include both government and non-governmental perspectives.

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In 1975, Indonesian forces overran East Timor, just days after it declared independence from Portugal. Canadian officials knew the invasion was coming and endorsed Indonesian rule in the ensuing occupation. Challenge the Strong Wind recounts the evolution of Canadian government policy toward East Timor from 1975 to its 1999 independence vote. During this time, Canadian civil society groups and NGOs worked in support of Timorese independence activists by promoting an alternative Canadian foreign policy that focused on self-determination and human rights. After following the lead of key pro-Indonesian allies in the 1970s and '80s, Ottawa eventually yielded to pressure from these NGOs and pushed like-minded countries to join it in supporting Timorese self-rule. David Webster draws on previously untapped government and non-government archival sources to demonstrate that a clear-eyed view of international history must include both state and non-state perspectives. The East Timor conflict serves as a model of multilevel dialogue, citizen diplomacy, and novel approaches to resolving complex disputes.

Author Biography

David Webster is a professor of history and global studies at Bishop's University. He is author of Fire and the Full Moon: Canada and Indonesia in a Decolonizing World and editor of Flowers in the Wall: Truth and Reconciliation in Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Melanesia. He worked with the East Timor Alert Network of Canada from 1987 to 1997, and is a member of the international advisory council of Centro Nacional Chega, the Timorese centre for truth and reconciliation.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Robert Bothwell and John English1 Introduction: Never a Lost CausePart 1: From Indifference to Complicity, 1975–832 Through Australian Eyes? Pierre Trudeau and the Indonesian Annexation of East Timor, 1975–773 Human Rights and the Humanitarian Impulse: Oxfam and East Timor, 1975–764 Changing Sides at the United Nations, 1978–825 Ceasefire and War Crimes, 1983Part 2: A Clash of Narratives, 1984–916 A Counter-Narrative Emerges, 1980–857 Congruent Interests? The Mulroney Government, 1984–918 Canadian Catholics and the East Timor Struggle9 The Canada Asia Working Group, 1986–9110 Speaking Mouths: The East Timor Alert Network, 1986–91Part 3: Trade vs. Human Rights, 1991–9811 Santa Cruz and After12 Human Rights and Diaspora Diplomacy13 Recalibrating the Relationship, 1993–9514 A Nobel Cause: Diplomacy and Activism, 1996–98Part 4: Changing the Narrative, 1998 Onward15 Canada Comes Around, 1998–9916 Canada and East Timor in the Twenty-First Century17 Conclusion: Diplomacies Seen and UnseenNotes; Bibliography; Index

Review

David Webster's Challenge the Strong Wind: Canada and East Timor, 1975−99 is a significant scholarly work on CanadaEast Timor relations. -- WuLing Chong * Asian Policy and Politics *I read with avid interest David Webster's Challenge the Strong Wind…this is a wonderful book. -- Ferry de Kerckhove, Senior Fellow, University of Ottawa * International Journal *

Long Description

In 1975, Indonesian forces overran East Timor, just days after it declared independence from Portugal. Canadian officials knew the invasion was coming and endorsed Indonesian rule in the ensuing occupation. Challenge the Strong Wind recounts the evolution of Canadian government policy toward East Timor from 1975 to its 1999 independence vote. During this time, Canadian civil society groups and NGOs worked in support of Timorese independence activists by promoting an alternative Canadian foreign policy that focused on self-determination and human rights. After following the lead of key pro-Indonesian allies in the 1970s and '80s, Ottawa eventually yielded to pressure from these NGOs and pushed like-minded countries to join it in supporting Timorese self-rule. David Webster draws on previously untapped government and non-government archival sources to demonstrate that a clear-eyed view of international history must include both state and non-state perspectives. The East Timor conflict serves as a model of multilevel dialogue, citizen diplomacy, and novel approaches to resolving complex disputes.

Review Quote

I read with avid interest David Webster's Challenge the Strong Wind ...this is a wonderful book.

Description for Reader

In 1975, Indonesian forces overran East Timor, just days after it had declared independence from Portugal. Canadian officials knew the invasion was coming and initially endorsed Indonesian rule. The ensuing occupation of the Southeast Asian country lasted twenty-four years. Challenge the Strong Wind recounts the evolution of Canadian government policy toward East Timor from 1975 to its 1999 independence vote. During this time, Canadian civil society groups and NGOs worked in support of Timorese independence activists by promoting an alternative Canadian foreign policy that focused on self-determination and human rights. After following the lead of pro-Indonesian allies in the 1970s and '80s, by the 1990s Ottawa had yielded to pressure from these NGOs and began to make its own decisions, eventually pushing like-minded countries to join it in supporting Timorese self-rule. David Webster draws on previously untapped archival sources to articulate both government and non-government perceptions of the crisis. Human rights, competing nationalist claims, and peacemaking - key twentieth-century themes - intersect in East Timor, and the conflict provides a model of multilevel dialogue, citizen diplomacy, and novel approaches to resolving complex disputes. Ultimately, Webster criticizes the Canadian government for complicity in a near genocide, demonstrating that a clear-eyed view of international history must include non-state perspectives.

Description for Teachers/Educators

This sharply drawn work will be required reading for scholars studying Canadian history, foreign policy, international relations, human rights, Southeast Asia, and social activism.

Details ISBN077486298X Author David Webster Short Title Challenge the Strong Wind Pages 312 Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 077486298X ISBN-13 9780774862981 Format Paperback Imprint University of British Columbia Press Place of Publication Vancouver Country of Publication Canada Publication Date 2020-08-31 UK Release Date 2020-08-31 Illustrations 14 b&w photos, 1 map Publisher University of British Columbia Press Series The C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History Subtitle Canada and East Timor, 1975–99 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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