Sri Lanka

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.

Virulent ethnic nationalism and hateful rhetoric toward minorities might win votes, but it will lead the country to economic ruin.

Victory for the hard-line political dynasty spells dark times for democracy.

As large colonial-era tea plantations crumble, family-owned plots are trying to take their place and save the industry.

Muslim women obeying new rules are still being assaulted and harassed.

Old hatreds are coming out in the aftermath of the Easter bombings.

Countries from Sri Lanka and Israel to the United States and Norway have failed to prevent attacks because their intelligence agencies were fixated on the last threat rather than the next one.