This edition,s cover story is about the long shadow of authoritarianism in the Maldives. It sheds light on Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the three-decade satrap of the Maldives, who is under new investigation for years, worth of illegal oil trading and money laundering. There is speculation about Gayoom,s surprising return to politics and his attempts to return that will strengthen himself and his family members to face the allegations themselves. Other other articles in this edition focuses on “The Lessons of Fukushima”, “Khanal: China,s Man?” and “Cricket,s Lost Innocence”.