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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU">Speaker: Mr Robert Lowry<BR>Venue: Lecture Theatre G040, Ground Floor, Haydon-Allen Building, ANU <BR>Date: Thursday, 9 April<BR>Time: 3:00PM – 4:00PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU"><BR>Abstract<BR>A UN supported review of the security sector is currently underway in Timor-Leste. If all goes well this will define the roles and responsibilities of all related agencies and identify any gaps in civil control, accountability, legislation, and executive control and coordination mechanisms that need to be closed. However, given the fragility of Timor-Leste politics, what challenges might the F-FDTL pose to the successful conclusion of that process?</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Robert Lowry is a former Australian Army officer and was Adviser to the East Timor Government on National Security in 2002-2003. He is author of <I>The Armed Forces of Indonesia </I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">(1996)</SPAN>, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Fortress Fiji</I> (2006) and other monographs, book chapters and articles on Indonesian and East Timorese security matters. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Mr Lowry’s lecture is presented by the Faculty of Asian Studies Southeast Asia group and is delivered in conjunction with the Faculty’s 2009 <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Future of East Timor</I> program. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<DIV align=left>=================== <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steven Sengstock <BR><BR>Course Convenor,<EM> </EM>Future of East Timor</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Faculty of Asian Studies <BR>College of Asia and the Pacific</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Australian National University <BR>Canberra ACT 0200 <BR>Australia <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="mailto:steven.sengstock@anu.edu.au">steven.sengstock@anu.edu.au</A></DIV></FONT>
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