Maldives: Small State, Big Stakes

The Maldives may be small, but it’s shaping big-power dynamics in the Indian Ocean. Dr. Andrea Malji unpacks how Malé leverages geography, diplomacy, and economic strategy to assert its agency amid intensifying competition.

Guest: Dr. Andrea Malji is a professor at DKI APCSS, specializing in Geopolitics, South Asia, and conflict security. A former Fulbright-Nehru fellow, she has published widely on traditional and non-traditional security and bringsdeep expertise in small-state strategy, diplomacy, and Indian Ocean geopolitics.

Host: Dr. James M. Minnich, professor and retired Army Colonel, is an expert in Inda-Pacific security, crisis management, and leadership. He holds advanced degrees from USC and Harvard and has published extensively.

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