Picture: Fundasaun Mahein: A man prepares the soil in the fields, ready to plant crops that will sustain his family, in Leodudu-Poetete Village, Ermera (28 Oct 2025). The following report READ MOREREAD MORE
Category: Mahein’s Blog
Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Accession: Implications for Regional Geopolitics and National IdentityTimor-Leste’s ASEAN Accession: Implications for Regional Geopolitics and National Identity
Image: AP via World Politics Review At the end of this month, Timor-Leste will officially join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as its eleventh full member. The decision READ MOREREAD MORE
Timorese and the Politics of Migration: Realities, Risks and ResponsibilitiesTimorese and the Politics of Migration: Realities, Risks and Responsibilities
Source: Medium Fundasaun Mahein (FM) has long analysed issues of migration, focusing in the past on young Timorese seeking work overseas and the risks of Timor-Leste’s open visa policy and READ MOREREAD MORE
Generational Transition, Political Frustration and Risks to Stability in Timor-LesteGenerational Transition, Political Frustration and Risks to Stability in Timor-Leste
Picture: Fb Cesar Trinito Freitas Gaio (17 Sept. 2025) Fundasaun Mahein (FM) views the recent protests in Dili as the predictable outcome of deeper failures by political elites to promote READ MOREREAD MORE