Joao da Cruz Cardoso

Joao da Cruz Cardoso is an alumnus of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Fulbright and University of Hawaii at Hilo/East-West Center/USTL.

Joao da Cruz Cardoso 13 Apr 2021 06:00

Dili floods a costly consequence of poor urban planning

Reactive measures by the Timor-Leste government and aid from overseas won’t prevent the same disaster next time.
Joao da Cruz Cardoso 2 Oct 2020 06:00

Timor-Leste’s youth leave or get left behind

Young people make up most of the country’s unemployed, sending many overseas, while needed skills go unmet at home.
Joao da Cruz Cardoso 28 Apr 2020 09:00

A Covid-19 wake-up call to reshape Timor-Leste’s economy

A dual shock has demonstrated that dependence on oil revenue is unsustainable.