In a transformative moment for Sri Lankan politics, Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured victory in the 2024 presidential election, marking a critical break from the political oligarchies that have long ...

In 2022 Sri Lanka faced its deepest ever economic and political crisis. The country’s descent into chaos accelerated from March, sweeping away high-level bureaucrats and political leaders held ...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s efforts to bring the military into politics were not part of a coherent, long term project and were short lived. In the meantime, the Sri Lankan military, like its peers in ...

but Sri Lankan politics has an abysmal record when it comes to women’s representation. Only 10 percent of those participating in the new parliament are women (twenty-two, which is still an increase ...

Both the British and Canadian governments alike play politics at Sri Lanka’s expense. Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre recently stated that he would lead the world in seeking ...

A leftist movement in Sri Lanka that took power after an economic collapse is seizing a rare opportunity to rally more women into politics. By Mujib Mashal and Pamodi Waravita Reporting from ...