Sri Lanka

Despite two months of anti-government protests, Gotabaya Rajapaksa doesn’t seem like a leader preparing to relinquish power.

Crony capitalism, protectionism, and corruption have caused havoc—uniting various ethnic groups, including Sinhalese Buddhists, in protest against the regime.

Demonstrators have already made an impact but lack a unified agenda—and face a state notorious for crushing dissent.

As the brothers helming the government struggle with a spiraling economic crisis, they still have legislators and generals behind them—for now.

Beijing’s strategic initiatives on the subcontinent are sputtering.

A nationwide experiment is abandoned after producing only misery.

The Chinese foreign minister’s island hopping is the latest sign of contestation over the Indo-Pacific.

Ignoring economists and committing human rights violations come at a high cost for the country’s economy.

As Sri Lanka’s human rights record worsens, the world body tries to hold the country accountable for past crimes.

As Sri Lanka shows, when it comes to Chinese debt, small states have agency and great powers have responsibilities.

Beijing’s foreign investments are often money-losing and driven by recipients’ own agendas.

Sri Lanka’s ruling party promised quick and decisive leadership. But with an economic meltdown looming, it should also be careful.

After a major victory, the family will be able to reshape Sri Lanka to ensure their control for the long term.

A murder mystery is an indictment of Australia’s draconian immigration policy that has left many legitimate asylum-seekers detained, deported, or dead.

In under a year, Gotabaya Rajapaksa—the former defense secretary-turned-president—has bent the democracy to its breaking point.