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Ambassador Alaina B Teplitz and US ‘perfection’

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It took US Ambassador Alaina B Teplitz five days to say something about the assault on Capitol Hill, Washington DC. She was...
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The political economy of accusation, guilt and punishment

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Whenever predictions are made about repercussions from the international community for things said or left unsaid or else things done or left...
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No, Ranjan Ramanayake is not a hero

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Sri Lankans are an emotional lot. They like conspiracy theories, and where they can’t find one they cook it up. The Ranjan...
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America’s descent into the depths of disastrous Trumpism

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It is more fragile that the window panes of the Congress that were smashed by the mob unleashed by President Donald Trump....
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Quotes in/on black and white

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• “ My colour is black and brown and not white so my words have not been taken, because of the money...
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Low hanging fruit isn’t a route to political success

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Politicians who don’t have much of a pubic base of support, generally dominate the right wing opposition in this country. It’s not...
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Chaos in THE Banana Republic

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Events in Washington, USA, have made political commentators talk about the appearance of fissures in the fabric of that nation. The assumption...
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The Quad halved, then drawn and quartered

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This column focuses on local politics. As opposed to global affairs. However, ‘local-global’ is, as sociologists would point out, a false dichotomy....
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Subramanyam Jaishankar and pounds of flesh

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The Indian Foreign Minister arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. His schedule includes discussions with the President, Prime Minister and the Foreign...
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Ambassador Teplitz, are you traumatized too?

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Compared to what the USA has done all over the world, what happened (and is happening) in the Capitol is kids’ stuff....
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What’s the buzz Jaishankar?

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The man’s here. India’s External Affairs Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar arrived on Tuesday. At 4.29 pm (what precision!). He will meet President Gotabaya...
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We need to convert elephants from economic liability to economic asset – Dr. Sumith Pilapitiya

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Development cannot take place in the absence of ecosystem servicesWe have been using one concept to manage HEC for the last 60...
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It will take a lot to bury 2020, but let’s give thanks for being alive

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The year 2020 was eminently forgettable and that has very little to do with politics. The obvious need not be stated. As...
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American envoy on the wrong side of history

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In May 1996 Madeleine Albright, who was then U.S. ambassador to the UN, was asked by 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, in...
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In 2021, the one issue news agenda has to end

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Not only should Covid-19 end this year, Covid-19 should also stop being the main topic of public discourse. This was difficult particularly...
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Islam is under threat– Prof. Rohan Gunaratna

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One of the globally burning issues today is the activities of extremist groups spawned by the radicalisation of the Muslim faith. The...
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MUSLIM OUTCRY OVER CREMATION OF COVID-19 DEAD – Politically motivated, says Minister Johnston Fernando

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Chief Government Whip and Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando said that it is very obvious the protest against cremation of Covid-19 victims...
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The International Criminal Court: Now Simply Indefensible

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Support for the rule of international law, and for the institutions which uphold it, is one of the principles of this blog....
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The Rationality of a National Peace Council Funded by Warmongers

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Srilankabriefly Rationality would first demand to know why the world’s largest and most bloodthirsty warmongers are funding his ‘peace’ council.
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Uncorking the Sinhala genie

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In the annals of horribilis, 2020 wasn’t just an annus horribilis; it was much more and much worse. Sri Lanka fared better than did...
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The Goddamn Heathens

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The 1881 colonial census listed 71 ‘races’ in Ceylon, including Chaldeans, Circasssians, and Kelts, etc!  After Lanka’s second war...
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Will the real rentiers please stand up?

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Sri Lanka’s resident neoliberals claim to disdain “rentiers”. But who or what do they mean by a rentier? According...
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There’s movement within and without (parties and nations)

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Those who worship free markets would say, ‘there is no such thing as a free lunch.’ Nothing comes free. Everything has a...
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The woes of Kotte

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In 2015 after the yahapalana government came into power, Harsha de Silva, then Deputy Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs and UNP Electoral...
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The Public Utilities Commission: should it go or stay?

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On December 1, 2020, Presidential Secretary P.B. Jayasundera wrote to Treasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle to close down the Public Utilities Commission (PUC)....
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‘Scrap the presidency’ is a conditioned reflex

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Why is Sri Lanka unsuited for a presidential system of government? Because, it was an idea that was hatched in the head...
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To bury or not bury is NOT the question

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Is it absolutely safe to bury those who have died of COVID-19? No one can say with absolute certainty. The World Health...
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MCC: did we miss the bus or escaped being thrown under it?

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The MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) Compact was, in the words of a) MCC people, b) US Ambassador, c) Mangala Samaraweera, d) Yahapalana...
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TNA seeks an ‘almost separate state’

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The TNA has submitted its proposals to the Experts Committee appointed to draft a new Constitution (The Island 04.01.2021). What it has asked for...
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The SJB-TNA combine as India’s pawn

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Sajith Premadasa appointed Dayan Jayatilleke as his advisor on international affairs. Dayan’s genuflection before India is legendary. Not surprisingly, in an article...
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Ambassador Alaina B Teplitz and US ‘perfection’

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It took US Ambassador Alaina B Teplitz five days to say something about the assault on Capitol Hill, Washington DC. She was...
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The political economy of accusation, guilt and punishment

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Whenever predictions are made about repercussions from the international community for things said or left unsaid or else things done or left...
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