Picture: RDTL Fundasaun Mahein (FM) presents the following article to contribute to the ongoing national debate on constitutional reform and the future direction of Timor-Leste’s political system. This discussion follows READ MOREREAD MORE
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Instituisaun Naun Govermental Peskiza, Monitorizasaun ho Advokasia ba Setor Seguransa no Defeza iha Timor-Leste.
Strengthening Police Professionalism, Accountability…
Photo: Facebook PNTL ( 23 July 2026) The recent fatal…
From Casino Investments to…
Photo: PNTL, Facebook, July 2026 Over recent weeks, Timor-Leste’s security…
Ghosts in Dili: Aviation…
This report analyses the Cessna Citation 700 private jet incident…
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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
Elite State: Populist Politics and the Challenges of Governance in Timor-LesteElite State: Populist Politics and the Challenges of Governance in Timor-Leste
Image: Fundasaun Mahein Nov. 2025 With this article, Fundasaun Mahein (FM) aims to encourage critical reflection on political practices in Timor-Leste, particularly the continued use of populist campaign narratives and READ MOREREAD MORE
Research on Community Conflict, Traditional Dispute Resolution and Trauma Politics in Timor-LesteResearch on Community Conflict, Traditional Dispute Resolution and Trauma Politics in Timor-Leste
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
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
