DOHA, Qatar — In the gleaming halls of the Qatar National Convention Centre, where world leaders gathered beneath crystal chandeliers to renew a 30-year-old promise of social justice, one absence stood out. The Maldives, a nation of just 298 square kilometres of coral atolls, was represented not by its president but by his deputy. At the Second World Summit for Social Development — a rare gathering of heads of state meant to salvage the fraying threads of global equity — Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef delivered a careful appeal for debt relief and resilience funding. His words were measured, even … Continue reading Amid Island-Hopping Campaign Trail, President Skips a Global Spotlight — Again