NEW REPORT | Sri Lanka’s Bumpy Road to a Political Reset
Twin elections in 2024 transformed Sri Lanka’s political landscape, bringing to power a new government who pledged sweeping reforms. It has work to do to show it can do politics differently.
With so many destructive conflicts raging across the world, #SriLanka may not seem a priority for Int’l attention. But if the NPP govt fails to fulfil its core promises of governance reform, old patterns of political conflict are waiting in the wings. Our report:
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DEPARTMENT Homeland Security @DHSgov The stakes have never been higher, and the goal has never been more clear: Remigration now.
‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
I wrote on the UK's reported suspension of some intel sharing with the US on legal grounds. I spoke to several former intel officials & all agreed that they could not think of a comparable case over decades. Some expressed serious concern over retaliation www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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“At the end of the day if you have authority to take out cartel runners” at sea, “you can take out the cartel boss [Maduro],” the person said.
Of course, no such authority exists for any of these operations— at sea or on land.
It is all illegal.
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‘Two years on, Gaza has paid the price for global inaction.’
As we mark Hamas’s attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, @crisisgroup.org’s CEO and President @comfortero.crisisgroup.org reflects on what has unfolded since - and the urgent choices now before us. 1/9 🧵
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NEW COMMENTARY | Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power Faces the Legacy of Civil War
Sri Lanka is struggling to build a more stable and inclusive political culture. We explain why bold action, political skill, and Human Rights Council support are needed.
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‘There could hardly be a more compelling case for proper oversight.’ Our expert examines a bid by U.S. lawmakers to expose the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation which in charge of aid distribution in enclave to scrutiny. www.crisisgroup.org/united-state...
For background to #SriLanka's 2022 economic meltdown, resulting political crisis, turn to the International Monetary Fund and emergence of Dissanayake & his National People's Power alliance as the new dominant political party, see this @crisisgroup.org report:
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-a...
Following Anura Kumara Dissanayake's "dramatic victory" in #SriLanka's September 2024 presidential election, I wrote this article, originally published in @insidestory.bsky.social:
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I'm looking forward to joining some of my friends in #SriLanka for this conversation this coming Wednesday. From "dramatic victory" to "most votes but no clear majority", the NPP and AKD governments have difficult choices ahead - but still room to make real progress on their key priorities.