by polity.lk | Jul 24, 2025 | Editorial, B. Skanthakumar, Chulani Kodikara, Rebecca Surenthiraraj
Editorial: There is great disorder under heaven Editors The post-1990 world order—an ensemble of norms, rules, and institutions, informed by economic and political liberalism—is in disarray. The façade of an inter-state system based on rules not power, free trade not...
by polity.lk | Jan 30, 2025 | Editorial, B. Skanthakumar, Chulani Kodikara, Rebecca Surenthiraraj
Editorial: Compass on an Old Course? Editors One hundred days have passed since Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed the presidency of Sri Lanka after the 21 September election, subsequently leading the National People’s Power (NPP) to an overwhelming victory in the...
by polity.lk | Jan 8, 2024 | Editorial
Palestine and Us Three months of atrocity upon atrocity and abomination upon abomination have passed since the dogs of war were unleashed over Palestine. As of the dawn of 2024, over 22,000 Palestinian men, women and children have been killed, and around 57,000...
by polity.lk | Jul 31, 2023 | Editorial
Hyper-Reforms amidst Hyper-Austerity In an ongoing economic crisis whose fundamental causes the ruling class has absolute disinterest in tackling, an unelected President and an illegitimate government are on a legal and policy reform spree. Who can possibly keep up...
by polity.lk | Jan 31, 2023 | Editorial
Terror as Stability B. Skanthakumar “… stability, no less than revolution, may have its own kind of Terror”[i] Ranil Wickremesinghe has apparently peaked in popularity in the twilight of a dismal political career. Among party leaders, he is viewed favourably by 54% of...
by polity.lk | Jul 27, 2022 | Editorial
‘Weeks when decades happen’ B. Skanthakumar “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen”, as Lenin never actually said. The estrangement between the regime-state in Sri Lanka and its core constituencies, while widening over the...
