The sanctions superpower: Blockading nations while demanding free passage
By Lionel Bopage Secretary of State Marco Rubio demands that the international community force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calling on...
A life in service of justice, rights, and human dignity
In memoriam – Suriya Wickramasinghe By Lionel Bopage Sri Lanka has lost one of its most courageous and enduring voices for human rights...
When the broom meets the mud
Anti-corruption mandates, political fragility, and the lessons Sri Lanka can learn from India’s AAP Part 1 By Lionel Bopage Two elections, one warning...
When power meets accountability
What Sri Lanka’s government must do when a minister faces criminal charges By Lionel Bopage In any democracy, power and accountability are inseparable....
The paradox of Victor Ivan
From revolutionary to journalist: Political enigma By Lionel Bopage A year after Victor Ivan’s passing, the contradictions that defined him still feel alive....
The unfinished struggle: A book review
The Freedom Movement of Tamils in Ceylon By S. Ponniah (Revised Edition, 2024) By Lionel Bopage Introduction The question of nationalism in Sri...
The promise of change and the reality
Leadership, Renewal, and the Path Forward By Lionel Bopage Reversing political entropy The physics metaphor proves instructive. Reversing entropy requires constant energy input....
A balance sheet: The promise of change and the reality
Mandate for transformation Part 1 By Lionel Bopage This article comprises three-parts. Part 1 focuses on the electoral mandate of the National People’s...
Accountability yes, personal attacks no: Defending democratic discourse
By Lionel Bopage A single mistake that was in a Grade 6 English textbook has ignited a huge firestorm in Sri Lanka. What...
