Laura Thomas

Laura Thomas is the Chief of Staff and Strategic Initiatives at quantum technology and manufacturing company, Infleqtion. Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer and Chief of Base. Visit her website at www.lauraethomas.com

October 3, 2026

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Europe’s New Member That Isn’t a Member

Canada’s proposed “associate membership” of the EU exposes a striking legal paradox: the treaties contain no such membership category, yet Article 217 TFEU could provide a route to an exceptionally deep association.

News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Releases 187 Acres of Former Military-Used Land in Jaffna for Development

An area of 187.56 acres of land belonging to the State Cement Corporation in Kankesanthurai, Jaffna, has been formally released by the Security Forces for future civilian use, allowing the property to be made available for development and productive economic

October 2, 2026

Police Sergeant Suspended Over Alleged Chicken Meat Bribe in Sri Lanka

News/Sri Lanka

A police sergeant attached to Malwathuhiripitiya Police in Sri Lanka’s Gampaha Police Division has been suspended following an investigation into an alleged attempt to

The Moral Ambiguity of Christa Pike’s Execution

Editorials/Human Rights

Christa Pike's survival has exposed a contradiction that capital punishment normally conceals. The state can declare a life forfeit, but when its machinery of

The Country Mothers Walk Toward

May 11, 2026

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

An image I’ll never forget: a woman passing her baby over the wall at the Kabul airport compound. It was August 2021 and the Taliban was sweeping back into Afghanistan. All I

Espionage is a Man’s World: Sex, Lies, and the CIA

August 26, 2023

Defence/Diplomacy

Action: A) If you are applying to CIA because you hope you’ll be a sex object, please withdraw your application. B) If you’ve thought about applying to CIA but hesitate because you