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Sri Lankan politics
March 24, 2018
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.
March 07, 2018
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.
March 03, 2018
Sri Lanka’s Latest Election Weakens the Ruling Alliance
By Taylor Dibbert
The local government vote has national implications.
October 27, 2017
Don’t Be Fooled by Sri Lanka’s UN Engagement
By Taylor Dibbert
Colombo remains unserious about transitional justice.
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.
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.
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.
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.
June 28, 2017
Mounting Religious Violence in Sri Lanka
By Taylor Dibbert
Violence against Muslims and Christians is cause for concern.
March 20, 2017
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.
February 09, 2017
A Former President Dismisses Accountability in Sri Lanka
By Taylor Dibbert
We've recently seen some troubling remarks from a former Sri Lankan president.
January 11, 2017
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.