As we all know, Timor-Leste faces complex challenges to improving our state capacity, human resources, physical infrastructure and economic sustainability. Many factors have limited the success of state programs, including READ MOREREAD MORE
Category: Mahein’s Blog
F-FDTL Border Deployment Fulfils Its External Defence MissionF-FDTL Border Deployment Fulfils Its External Defence Mission
When Indonesian authorities captured and deported several Timorese citizens who had crossed illegally into Indonesia to attend martial arts graduation events in Atambua, this became a major news event in READ MOREREAD MORE
Baucau Airport agreement: security, strategic and socio-economic implicationsBaucau Airport agreement: security, strategic and socio-economic implications
For several years, Timor-Leste has been in negotiations with the United States Government about rehabilitating Baucau airport, which has been mostly unused since the last UN peacekeeping mission ended in READ MOREREAD MORE
Timor-Leste’s Abstention On Myanmar UN Vote: Politics, Principles And PragmatismTimor-Leste’s Abstention On Myanmar UN Vote: Politics, Principles And Pragmatism
On 18 June, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a non-binding resolution condemning Myanmar’s military regime and urged members to work to prevent the flow of arms to Myanmar. READ MOREREAD MORE