In lecturing about the state of liberal democracy over the past couple of years, I have been frequently asked whether the authoritarian tide taking place around the world can be stopped, and
Twenty-three years ago this month the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon shook the United States and horrified the world. Almost three thousand Americans died. The US launched attacks
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Daniel Jadue, the former mayor of Recoleta (a part of Santiago, Chile), opens the door to his modest home. It is late in the evening. He is as hospitable as ever, despite
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The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping mechanisms. Military actions, infrastructure problems, and social welfare demands may then combine or clash, accumulating
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One summer evening, the unrelenting sun over Niger refused to dip below the horizon. I sought out some shade with three anxious men in Touba au paradis, a small quiet restaurant in
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With the Presidential Elections 2024 in full swing and manifestos from all major candidates now issued, much of the public remains clueless or confused about who will ultimately save Mother Sri Lanka.
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“What can be worse than the worst?” Seamus Heaney (The burial at Thebes) In October 2014, the Centre for Policy Analysis published its third survey mapping the thinking of the Lankan people.
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Having served President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s despicable political agenda since May 2022, till August this year, parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa entered the fray in a last-ditch attempt to save the SLPP’s nationalistic vote, Mawbima
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A Tibet festival began on 3 September at the India International Centre, New Delhi, to celebrate its rich Buddhist heritage, culture, and identity. The Sikyong (head) of the Central Tibetan Administration, Penpa
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Thirty-nine candidates filed their nominations for the presidential elections to be held on September 21. However, the number of candidates stands reduced with the passing away of one of the nominees Mohammed
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So shall you hear Of carnal, bloody and unnatural acts Of accidental judgments Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause And, in this upshot, purposes mistook Fall’n on th’ inventors’
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The election manifestos of the three main presidential candidates were released last week. First, on 26 August, National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake unveiled his manifesto titled ‘A Thriving Nation
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‘This is the first election in Sri Lanka where one cannot predict a winner…’ This observation comes from an expert who conducts election polls in Sri Lanka, and it is a valid
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The British rock band Oasis announced their long-awaited reunion on Tuesday, 27 August 2024, with estranged brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher set to join each other on stage for the first time
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Germany has recently deported 28 Afghan asylum seekers with criminal records, a move aimed at addressing security concerns following recent violent incidents involving asylum seekers. This marks the first deportation of Afghans
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Iran’s new foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in an interview with Japan’s Kyodo news agency on August 22 set the foreign policy compass under President Masoud Pezeshkian in a new sequencing of priorities. Araghchi said
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