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Rajan Menon

Rajan Menon is a political scientist. Currently, Dr. Menon is the Emeritus Anne and Bernard Spitzer Chair in Political Science at the City College of New York.

    November 8, 2026
    Sri Lanka

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    A dispute has emerged between Sri Lanka’s electricity regulator and the National System Operator (NSO) over a proposed tariff increase for the final quarter of 2026, with the NSO insisting that improved

    Sri Lanka

    Port City Colombo Attracts 68 New Strategic Businesses with $167 Million in Investment Commitments

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    November 8, 2026

    Sri Lankan Opposition Accuses President of Diverting Attention from Controversial Crime Bill Provisions

    Judiciary/Sri Lanka

    The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has accused President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of drawing public attention to selected provisions of the proposed Prevention of Organised

    Sri Lanka Moves to Establish Trade Negotiation Committee Ahead of New FTA Talks

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka is moving to establish a National Trade Negotiation Committee to prepare the groundwork for prospective Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, with preliminary

    Is the Escalating War in Iran Putting the Dollar at Risk?

    April 8, 2026
    Columns/Geopolitics

    This may be among the shortest of my posts, but it concerns an Iran-war-related development–one that’s ongoing–that hasn’t received the attention it deserves because the focus of most headlines has been on

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    Will the Strait of Hormuz Sink NATO?

    April 4, 2026
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    On Wednesday, after America’s NATO allies refused his call to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, a furious Donald Trump said he might withdraw the United States from the alliance. No other American president has even

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    Big Power, Small Results: Trump & Netanyahu’s War

    April 1, 2026
    Columns/Geopolitics

    Once I began writing critically about the war in Iran, I received some sensible, well-meant bits of advice. One was that I failed to understand that the overwhelming military advantage of Israel

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    Trump’s Misadventure: How U.S. Hubris Fuels Iran’s Rise

    March 26, 2026
    Columns/Geopolitics

    If you’ve realized that keeping up with the trajectory and ramifications of the war in Iran can become a full-time job, join the club. Each day, information descends like an avalanche. Writing

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    Iran’s Reserved Escalation Option

    March 24, 2026
    Columns/Diplomacy/Geopolitics

    We may be approaching the most important turning point in the war that began with the February 28 US-Israeli attack on Iran. Tehran, faced with relentless attacks, may adopt a new form

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    The War That Could Sink Trump

    March 18, 2026
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    The American-Israeli war has entered week three. The longer it lasts, the more its economic shocks will hurt Trump politically—especially if he keeps insisting that Americans must simply tough it out until

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