The Maldives’ democratic experiment is threatened by remnants of the old dictatorship, write authors.
!["Nasheed’s journey from a Maldivian torture cell to global statesman is the stuff movies are made of," write Lykke Friis and Anders Henriksen. [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/201310259405164734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Ms. Lykke Friis, PhD, is Prorector for Education at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She is former Minister of Climate and Energy and also Minister for Gender Equality.
The Maldives’ democratic experiment is threatened by remnants of the old dictatorship, write authors.
!["Nasheed’s journey from a Maldivian torture cell to global statesman is the stuff movies are made of," write Lykke Friis and Anders Henriksen. [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/201310259405164734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)