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Sri Lankan politics
![Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka: From Denial to Delay Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka: From Denial to Delay](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-680px-small_sri_lankan_flag.jpg)
Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka: From Denial to Delay
By Yashasvi Nain
The government of Sri Lanka has overpromised and underdelivered when it comes to transitional justice.
![Fresh Violence Threatens Sri Lanka's Reconciliation Process Fresh Violence Threatens Sri Lanka's Reconciliation Process](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18065439317134.jpg)
Fresh Violence Threatens Sri Lanka's Reconciliation Process
By Sahar Khan
The Sri Lankan government must avoid appeasing hardliners and protect minorities to avoid squandering progress.
![Sri Lanka’s Latest Election Weakens the Ruling Alliance Sri Lanka’s Latest Election Weakens the Ruling Alliance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-680px-small_sri_lankan_flag.jpg)
Sri Lanka’s Latest Election Weakens the Ruling Alliance
By Taylor Dibbert
The local government vote has national implications.
![Don’t Be Fooled by Sri Lanka’s UN Engagement Don’t Be Fooled by Sri Lanka’s UN Engagement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-680px-small_sri_lankan_flag.jpg)
Don’t Be Fooled by Sri Lanka’s UN Engagement
By Taylor Dibbert
Colombo remains unserious about transitional justice.
![Contextualizing Sri Lanka’s Tamil Political Prisoners Contextualizing Sri Lanka’s Tamil Political Prisoners](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-680px-small_sri_lankan_flag.jpg)
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.
![Putting Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons in Perspective Putting Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons in Perspective](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4598701561_fe02a6e2f6_b.jpg)
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.
![Sri Lanka's Coalition Government Is Rotting From Within Sri Lanka's Coalition Government Is Rotting From Within](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-17_17-20-33.jpg)
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.
![Looking at Systemic Torture in Sri Lanka Looking at Systemic Torture in Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-frances_harrison.jpg)
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.
![Mounting Religious Violence in Sri Lanka Mounting Religious Violence in Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-hqdefault-1.jpg)
Mounting Religious Violence in Sri Lanka
By Taylor Dibbert
Violence against Muslims and Christians is cause for concern.
![M.A. Sumanthiran on Sri Lankan Politics, Tamil Affairs, and Indo-Lankan Ties M.A. Sumanthiran on Sri Lankan Politics, Tamil Affairs, and Indo-Lankan Ties](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-20_01-35-39.jpg)
M.A. Sumanthiran on Sri Lankan Politics, Tamil Affairs, and Indo-Lankan Ties
By Taylor Dibbert
The Diplomat's Taylor Dibbert speaks to noted Sri Lankan parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran.
![A Former President Dismisses Accountability in Sri Lanka A Former President Dismisses Accountability in Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-08_23-46-54.jpg)
A Former President Dismisses Accountability in Sri Lanka
By Taylor Dibbert
We've recently seen some troubling remarks from a former Sri Lankan president.
![Understanding Sri Lanka, Two Years After Sirisena Defeated Rajapaksa Understanding Sri Lanka, Two Years After Sirisena Defeated Rajapaksa](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-11_00-14-18.jpg)
Understanding Sri Lanka, Two Years After Sirisena Defeated Rajapaksa
By Ankit Panda
Taylor Dibbert and Ankit Panda discuss Sri Lanka's domestic politics and foreign policy.