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The opposition, more bark than bite

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Two and a half years into the Ibrahim Mohamed Solih presidency, the opposition has failed in holding the government accountable in any meaningful way. The opposition coalition, hobbled together with...

Drowning in debt

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In June 2018, Mohamed Nasheed, Speaker of Parliament and former President, accused China of having dragged the Maldives into a debt trap. He was also critical of the government's high...

Justice delayed

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The cold blooded murder of Dr. Afraasheem Ali was orchestrated and carried out nearly ten years ago, in 2012. The kidnapping, and murder, of journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdullah was carried...

Pledges: signed, sealed, undelivered

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The Maldives embraced a new Constitution in August 2008 and held its first multi-party presidential elections under the new constitution the same year. Mohamed Nasheed became the first democratically elected...

Decentralisation stalemate

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The Maldives is naturally predisposed towards being decentralised. Geographically dispersed, with spoken language in different dialects and with communities themselves being somewhat independent. The lure, and illusion, of development stems...