As the Court of Appeals gives each political party its designated election number and publishes the campaigning schedule, Fundasaun Mahein (FM) urges all political leaders to focus on policy issues 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
Drug-Trafficking: Timor-Leste as a Transit countryDrug-Trafficking: Timor-Leste as a Transit country
March 28th 2018 Transnational organized crime is a global concern that has detrimental affects for people’s lives in the countries where the networks operate. Timor-Leste may be at risk of READ MOREREAD MORE
FALINTIL-FDTL: From a Politicized Military to a Professional MilitaryFALINTIL-FDTL: From a Politicized Military to a Professional Military
March 28th 2018 “FALINTIL-FDTL personnel cannot enter political parties and they cannot make policy, but they must know the democratic policies of the state” – Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister and READ MOREREAD MORE
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the National Police of Timor-Leste (XX Anniversary of PNTL: March 27 2000 – March 27 2018)Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the National Police of Timor-Leste (XX Anniversary of PNTL: March 27 2000 – March 27 2018)
In the year 2000, Timor-Leste’s first law enforcement institution was known as the Timor-Leste Police Service (TLPS), and was under the authority of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East READ MOREREAD MORE
