The Diplomat | Author
![Taylor Dibbert Taylor Dibbert](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/td-story-s-1/thediplomat_2017-01-11_00-55-50.jpg)
Taylor Dibbert
Taylor Dibbert is an Adjunct Fellow at Pacific Forum. His writing has appeared in a range of publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and HuffPost. He is based in the Washington, D.C. area.
Follow him on Twitter @taylordibbert.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4598701561_fe02a6e2f6_z.jpg)
November 03, 2018
Sri Lanka's Constitutional Crisis: Rajapaksa's Dark Past Shapes the Present
By Taylor Dibbert
The island nation’s democracy is in big trouble.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-680px-small_sri_lankan_flag.jpg)
April 25, 2018
Exposing Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force
By Taylor Dibbert
Security sector reform cannot come soon enough.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-09_17-59-46.jpg)
March 25, 2018
Sri Lanka Isn't Serious About Transitional Justice
By Taylor Dibbert
We don't need more time to ponder Colombo's sincerity.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-680px-small_sri_lankan_flag.jpg)
March 03, 2018
Sri Lanka’s Latest Election Weakens the Ruling Alliance
By Taylor Dibbert
The local government vote has national implications.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-cityscape-view-of-colombo-city-sri-lanka.jpg)
February 08, 2018
American Obsequiousness in Sri Lanka Continues
By Taylor Dibbert
Washington continues with a misguided approach.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-dn8-c49umaaro7y-1024x684.jpg)
December 06, 2017
Sri Lanka Doesn’t Need More American Bear Hugs
By Taylor Dibbert
Washington’s current approach actually discourages reform.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-thediplomat_2015-09-17_06-13-38-386x217.jpg)
December 01, 2017
Looking at Constitutional Reform in Sri Lanka
By Taylor Dibbert
The Diplomat’s Taylor Dibbert speaks with Sri Lankan civil society leader Jehan Perera.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-680px-small_sri_lankan_flag.jpg)
October 27, 2017
Don’t Be Fooled by Sri Lanka’s UN Engagement
By Taylor Dibbert
Colombo remains unserious about transitional justice.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-680px-small_sri_lankan_flag.jpg)
October 24, 2017
Contextualizing Sri Lanka’s Tamil Political Prisoners
By Taylor Dibbert
The country’s reform agenda is in shambles, but don’t expect that to change.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4598701561_fe02a6e2f6_b.jpg)
September 19, 2017
Putting Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons in Perspective
By Taylor Dibbert
Operationalizing Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons isn’t necessarily that significant.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-17_17-20-33.jpg)
August 19, 2017
Sri Lanka's Coalition Government Is Rotting From Within
By Taylor Dibbert
The foreign minister’s resignation is another reminder of broader concerns about the coalition government.
![](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-frances_harrison.jpg)
July 21, 2017
Looking at Systemic Torture in Sri Lanka
By Taylor Dibbert
The Diplomat’s Taylor Dibbert speaks with Frances Harrison of the International Truth and Justice Project.
Page 1 of 7