'The Diplomat' is an excellent resource for middle and senior secondary students, and also for tertiary students studying Politics (including Australian politics), International Studies, Asian Studies or Asian History. It follows the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos Horta, from the 1975 Indonesian invasion of East Timor until the eventual arrival of international peacekeeping forces in 1999 to help ensure that the Timorese gained the independence they had just voted for.