Civil-military challenges for a consolidating democracy: the Maldives
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Authors
Ashraf, Ibrahim
Subjects
The Maldives
Maldives Civil-Military Relations
Civil-Military Challenges
Democratic Consolidation
Security Challenges to Maldives
Maldives Military
South Asian Politics
South Asian Democracy.
Maldives Civil-Military Relations
Civil-Military Challenges
Democratic Consolidation
Security Challenges to Maldives
Maldives Military
South Asian Politics
South Asian Democracy.
Advisors
Bruneau, Thomas
Chatterjee, Anshu
Date of Issue
2012-12
Date
Dec-12
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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This thesis explores civil-military relations (CMR) challenges to the democratic consolidation of the Republic of Maldives. It analyzes the Maldives political and military history and existing CMR legislation and institutions to determine the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of consolidating a democratic CMR rgime in the Maldives. With a long history of authoritarian government, the executive in the Maldives traditionally held a monopoly over security and defense. When democratization began in 2008, the military was required to reform itself to serve not only the executive, but also the legislature, judiciary, and the civil society at large. Efforts at democratic reform of CMR institutions are currently stalled by inadequate legislation, inappropriate configuration of institutions, weak enforcement of judicial decisions, and the lack of defense and security knowledge among civilians in the executive and legislature. This study concludes that it is crucial for the Maldives to overcome the legislative and institutional challenges to enact a democratic CMR rgime for a smooth and speedy transition to democracy and meet its security challenges.
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