Politics
Rules for some, chaos for others: Overcoming the global energy lockdown
By Vox Civis Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared something that would have sounded profound in the pre-Trump era, but not these days....
Caught in the crossfire: Sri Lanka’s strategic dilemma
By Vox Civis Sri Lanka’s recent political history has been shaped as much by warning as by hope. In the run-up to the...
AKD notes shortfall in fuel supplies, urges collective effort to overcome challenges
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) last night noted that Sri Lanka’s stance in the ongoing war in the Middle East is one of...
JVP/NPP Govt. fails in scenario planning to manage current crisis: Premadasa
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated in Parliament that the President or the Prime Minister should have made a statement to Parliament and the...
Distant war, familiar crisis: Sri Lanka’s next biggest test
By Vox Civis For a small island nation that sits far from the deserts of the Middle East, Sri Lanka has an uncanny...
Between crossfire and crossroads: Test of prudence in a dangerous world
By Vox Civis The other day Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa made what he described as a plea to the political class and the...
Enter the Oligarchs: Sri Lanka’s new face of crony capitalism
By Vox Civis It was the late J. R. Jayewardene who once observed with characteristic cynicism, that socialism tends to last only until...
Playing with power: Is coal the new ‘bond’ moment?
By Vox Civis In the past few weeks, Sri Lanka’s simmering concerns over coal procurement have erupted into a full-blown political firestorm. What...
