ISAS Briefs

In his inaugural speech on 17 November 2018, Ibrahim Solih, the new President of the Maldives, promised to take steps to re-establish the rule of law and democratic values in the country. On the foreign policy front, he vowed to bring the Maldives out of international isolationism and change the policy of favouring one country over the others, as was the case under the previous government. It would be interesting to see how Solih will turn around the fortunes of a country faced with serious challenges on the domestic and external fronts.