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
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Strengthening Police Professionalism, Accountability and Operational Capacity: The Role of Regional Cooperation and Domestic Reform
From Casino Investments to Decentralised Scam Centres: Timor-Leste Faces a New Phase of Transnational Organised Crime
Ghosts in Dili: Aviation Gaps, Scam Networks and a Test of Timor-Leste’s Sovereignty
Youth Crime and the Crisis of Social Order
Reviving Pensamento: A Call for Evidence-Based Public Debate in Timor-Leste
Politicisation, Professionalism and Meritocracy: Reform Timor-Leste’s Security Institutions to Promote Peace, Stability and Development
Politicization Of The Security Sector And Implications For 2022 Presidential ElectionPoliticization Of The Security Sector And Implications For 2022 Presidential Election
In March 2022, Timor-Leste will hold an election for President of the Republic for the period 2022-2027. Due to Timor-Leste’s ongoing political impasse, socio-economic development issues and internal social and READ MOREREAD MORE
Impacts Of State Projects On Community Wellbeing In Cova LimaImpacts Of State Projects On Community Wellbeing In Cova Lima
The Tasi Mane Project is an ambitious government plan which aims to create developmental benefits to Timor-Leste by creating an onshore petroleum industry on the south coast. Since the project READ MOREREAD MORE
F-FDTL’s Role In Border Security – Complexities And ChallengesF-FDTL’s Role In Border Security – Complexities And Challenges
As Fundasaun Mahein has written previously, border security and control are essential for sovereign states to be able to respond effectively to a variety of threats to public wellbeing and READ MOREREAD MORE

