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
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State of Fragility: Poverty, Institutional Change and Political Transition
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
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
Misinformation, Disinformation and Viral “Hoaxes” in Timor-LesteMisinformation, Disinformation and Viral “Hoaxes” in Timor-Leste
Picture : Internet 2025 Fundasaun Mahein (FM) is deeply concerned about the spread of misinformation, disinformation and viral “hoaxes” in Timor-Leste. In recent years, we have observed repeated incidents in READ MOREREAD MORE

