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Sri Lanka election
November 08, 2019
Sri Lanka’s Next President Will Inherit a Diplomatic Balancing Act
By Mohammed Shihab
The winner of the Nov. 16 poll will have to balance competing great powers as well as safeguard security and sovereignty at home.
October 15, 2019
Sri Lanka Presidential Hopeful Says Won’t Honor Deal with UN
By Associated Press
Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he won’t recognized an agreement to investigate alleged war crimes
February 03, 2015
Sri Lanka: Hope for Minorities?
By Neha Sinha
Any optimism felt by the country’s beleaguered minorities remains tempered.
January 15, 2015
Look Back to Move Forward: Advice to the New Sri Lanka President
By Jared Genser
Sri Lanka has a real chance to move on from its troubled past.
January 13, 2015
Sri Lanka’s Economic Challenge
By Anthony Fensom
The new president has set an ambitious timetable for reforms.
January 13, 2015
Sri Lanka: A Surprising Blow for Democracy
By Victor Robert Lee
Voters end an apparent slide towards dictatorship, and confound Beijing’s plans for the region.
January 08, 2015
Sri Lanka: A Free and Fair Election?
By Charu Lata Hogg
In theory, today’s vote should be a close contest. Whether the election is free and fair is another question.
January 01, 2015
Rethinking the Pope’s Sri Lanka Visit
By Taylor Dibbert
Would a papal visit so soon after the election be such a bad thing?
December 22, 2014
Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Heats Up
By Taylor Dibbert
Incumbent Rajapaska is still the frontrunner, but high-level defections are cause for concern.
December 15, 2014
The High-Stakes Battle for Sri Lanka’s Presidency
By Sudha Ramachandran
An invigorated opposition presents a challenge for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
November 28, 2014
Sri Lanka’s Presidential Race Gets Interesting
By Taylor Dibbert
High-level defections are troubling developments for President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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