Timor-Leste’s Presidential election for the period 2022-2027 will be fundamental to resolving the political impasse which has threatened Timor-Leste’s national security and socio-economic development. Timor-Leste’s destiny for the next thirty READ MOREREAD MORE
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Politicisation, Professionalism and Meritocracy: Reform Timor-Leste’s Security Institutions to Promote Peace, Stability and Development
Women’s Role in Community Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste
Parseria Foun ba Era Foun: Sovereignty, Security and Strategy in a Changing World
From Best Practice to Best Fit: Reform the RDTL Constitution to Secure Political Stability, Strengthen Governance and Accelerate Development
Elite State: Populist Politics and the Challenges of Governance in Timor-Leste
Research on Community Conflict, Traditional Dispute Resolution and Trauma Politics in Timor-Leste
Generational Politics, Political Egoism and Timor-Leste’s FutureGenerational Politics, Political Egoism and Timor-Leste’s Future
Many Timorese people and international observers expect that the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections will be critical events in Timor-Leste’s history, for several reasons. Coming 20 years after the restoration READ MOREREAD MORE
Tragedy in Cova Lima Municipality: PNTL Must End Aggravated HomicidesTragedy in Cova Lima Municipality: PNTL Must End Aggravated Homicides
This article is a continuation of Fundasaun Mahein’s (FM) previous monitoring and analysis of incidents of police shootings of innocent civilians, such as occurred in Lahane in 2021. In January READ MOREREAD MORE
Community Policing in Aileu Municipality: Progress and ChallengesCommunity Policing in Aileu Municipality: Progress and Challenges
The Community Policing program was first established in 2014 in Ainaro and Manufahi Municipalities, then expanding to all Municipalities in Timor-Leste and reaching Lautem in 2019. The establishment of community READ MOREREAD MORE
