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Michael Galant

Michael Galant is a Senior Research and Outreach Associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, DC. He is also a member of the Secretariat of Progressive International. Views are his own. He can be found on X at @michael_galant.

    September 22, 2026
    Geopolitics/Judiciary

    Sri Lanka Easter Sunday Trial: 15 Guilty, Nine Acquitted in 23,270-Charge Case

    Fifteen of the 24 defendants tried over Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings were found guilty on Tuesday, while the remaining nine were acquitted and ordered to be released, according to a

    News/Sri Lanka

    China Petroleum Wins $40.84 Million Sri Lanka Fuel Pipeline Contract

    Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the award of a major aviation fuel infrastructure contract to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited, covering the construction of facilities to transport aviation fuel from Muthurajawela to Bandaranaike International Airport. The contract, valued at

    September 22, 2026

    The Day Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Order Blinked

    Judiciary/Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruling clearing the 22nd Amendment to proceed without a referendum has done more than settle a constitutional question. It has

    Sri Lanka Top Court Clears 22A, Requires Referendum for Anti-Corruption Clause

    Judiciary/Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has determined that the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution is not inconsistent with the Constitution and does not require approval

    IMF Chooses Debt Over Relief: Billions Left Struggling in Developing Nations

    October 25, 2024
    Business

    This month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had an opportunity to end one of its most reviled policies and lift billions of dollars of debt off the backs of crisis-stricken developing countries.

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