by polity.lk | Oct 4, 2021 | Essay
World Class City Abdul Halik Azeez “Here is the City Paranoiac. All these long centuries, growing over the country-side? like an intelligent creature. An actor, a fantastic mimic. Pointsman! Counterfeiting all the correct forces? the eco-nomic, the demo-graphic? oh...
by polity.lk | Sep 27, 2021 | Intervention
US Withdrawal from Afghanistan and Its Impact on Sri Lankan Democracy Pradeep Peiris The last United States (US) security contingent left Afghanistan at midnight on 30th August 2021, ending a 20-year long occupation. George W. Bush along with his Western allies sent...
by polity.lk | Sep 20, 2021 | Essay
The Insurrectionary JVP and the Sri Lankan State Mick Moore Much has been written about the insurrectionary Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP—Peoples Liberation Front). The main focus has been on the character of the organisation itself, why it emerged, and how it was...
by polity.lk | Sep 13, 2021 | Essay
‘The Oddest of Odd Corners’: Rosa Luxemburg’s Afterlife in Ceylon B. Skanthakumar Rosa Luxemburg, the early 20th century Polish-Jewish revolutionary born in Zamosc 150 years ago on March 5th this year, had no reason in her frenetic political, intellectual, and...
by polity.lk | Sep 8, 2021 | Intervention
The IMF Can’t Save Sri Lanka Devaka Gunawardena Among elite policy makers and experts, there is an unshakeable belief that going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will provide a pathway for Sri Lanka out of crisis. The IMF, however, applies its policy in a...
