King of RasMalé’ Stays on Top as Competition Unfolds
The other day, a friend called to ask whether President Muizzu was actually winning the narrative on RasMalé. My initial reaction was to wonder: is there anyone out there even trying to
The Twilight of the Philosopher-Politician: Demagogy in the Age of Algorithms
WASHINGTON — He stands at the podium, bathed in the harsh white glow of television floodlights, but his true North Star rests flat on the acrylic surface before him. It is a
The Cost of Reckless Rhetoric: Why the Maldivian Political Class Must Respect the Sovereign Red Line
When Real Madrid’s star forward Kylian Mbappé made light of viral artificial intelligence memes merging his face with that of China’s founding leader, Mao Zedong, he likely thought he was merely sharing
Maldives Deserves New Voices, Not Recycled Presidents
Why does former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih feel compelled to reclaim the political spotlight? His announcement at a supporters’ banquet to contest the Maldivian Democratic Party’s (MDP) presidential primary thrusts him into
A Golden Jubilee of Friendship: Viet Nam and the Maldives Move forward to a New Path
By Her Excellency Trinh Thi Tam, Non-Resident Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the Maldives As Viet Nam and the Maldives approach the 50th anniversary of our diplomatic relations, we
An Op-Ed by Levan Dzhagaryan, Russian Ambassador to the Maldives
A Shared Horizon: Celebrating Russia Day and the Enduring Bond Between Russia and the Maldives By Levan Dzhagaryan, Russian Ambassador to the Maldives As the Russian Federation commemorates Russia Day, a celebration