@torinrussell: Why do Asia’s powerful countries care about Timor-Leste? #geopolitics #timorleste #indonesia #australia #History

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ichabod.noodle
Ichabod Noodle :
Love the fact that Timor means East in Malay, Leste means East in Portuguese, so no matter which way you pronounce it - East Timor or Timor Leste - the country’s name translates as East East.
2026-05-23 00:15:00
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gorkhe636
Gorkhe :
I love Timor Leste 🇹🇱 because I served 14 months as a UN Peacekeeper there.
2026-06-14 15:33:21
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deno8041
Dylan :
Yeah if you did podcasts I would keep them on all day.
2026-05-22 16:17:06
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yungraefy
Raefy :
Can you make one on papa New Guinea
2026-05-23 02:12:53
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yesserrr1
yessirrr :
They became independent partly because of Australia’s influence, but in the end their oil was taken by Australia. Their oil production should have been comparable to Norway’s.
2026-05-23 01:36:02
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gamer_payah00
Watu adeg :
sebagai orang Indonesia saya mengucapkan permohonan maaf atas penjajahan terhadap Timor Leste semoga kita bisa menjadi tetangga yang bersahabat.
2026-05-23 01:36:50
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kirk.will.travel
kirk.will.travel :
visited 🇹🇱 last year, some place and glad it’s getting some airtime on your channel
2026-05-22 21:08:28
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phantomk75
Phantomk :
the country was occupied by Indonesia few months after independence from Portugal until 2002 when it regained it independence
2026-07-15 17:42:36
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novavalhalla
𝒩𝒟 🇳🇿🥝 :
Do you have any plans to make any videos about New Zealand and its relationship to geopolitics?
2026-05-22 16:03:49
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___.3.___.3.___.3.___
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Great video!!! Just a small note: the letter "J" in Portuguese is always pronounced /ʒ/, similar to the sound in the middle of the English word "measure" /'mɛʒər/, or like the beginning of "genre" - basically like the letter "J" /dʒ/ in English, without the /d/ at the start. It is never pronounced as it is in Spanish /x/, kinda like a raspy "H". So the Portuguese name "José" ends up not being pronounced exactly as the Spanish name "José" 😅😂
2026-05-22 22:10:32
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ianmcconnellmusic
Ian McConnell :
Great vid, thanks man!
2026-05-22 19:32:48
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a53hl
☝️🤓 :
im indonesian and im so happy with timor leste, they're like our youngest brother...may we both live in peace
2026-06-25 04:14:43
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nachoman_randysavage
NachoMan_RandySavage :
Are there any good news sources to keep abreast of stuff like this?
2026-05-22 15:46:35
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thesierb3333
thesierb :
i love ur videos❤️❤️❤️
2026-05-22 15:23:22
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bamaboy_86
bamaboy_86 :
Another great video.👏👏👏
2026-05-22 15:38:05
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von_schiller
von_Schiller :
No mention of Henry Kissinger (
2026-05-24 13:31:39
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craigeaton86
Kraigge :
If they could proactively look at tourism this could be such a boom due to its proximity to Australia & its climate
2026-05-22 20:15:35
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camote_que3
Kamote :
I am new followere here..can you do analysis on the importance of South China Sea? it's relavance to geopolitics. Is the claim of the Philippines naming it as West Philippine sea valid?
2026-05-23 08:06:51
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twocutes_
❤️🩵 :
Jajahan 🇮🇩 😂
2026-05-25 07:47:02
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andro_madrid
andro_madrid :
" OCCUPATION “? Its INVADED
2026-08-20 15:51:46
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antikbangat0
Cantik :
I love My country Timor-Leste🇹🇱
2026-08-03 09:06:35
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datokoyen
Datuk Oyen 😸 :
East timur is not the entire island?
2026-05-24 11:16:15
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hicacaio
hicacaio :
energy transition away from fossil fuels is a MUST
2026-05-24 12:48:37
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frvgmxntx
frvg! :
plans for videos on Brazil?
2026-05-22 22:58:24
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caot8911
CA :
I was there last year. Beautiful country and the most welcoming people.
2026-05-31 07:51:46
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