Colonel R.J. (Bob) Breen is a military historian and Army Reserve Officer. He serves as Colonel (Operations Analysis) at Land Headquarters in Sydney and has conducted research in Somalia, Rwanda, Mozambique, the Middle East, Bougainville and East Timor.

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Accord Issue 12: Papua New Guinea-Bougainville

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