Assad’s survival, though remarkable, is increasingly precarious. He has weathered storms with the help of foreign allies who have sacrificed heavily to keep him afloat. Whether Iran and Russia will ...

In the aftermath of political turmoil, Sri Lanka finds itself caught in a vicious cycle of deception, with the National People’s Power (NPP) party presenting a leadership characterised by superficial ...

The concept of a “deep state”—a clandestine network of military and intelligence officials acting beyond the constraints of democratic oversight—has gained significant traction in political discourse ...

Now that there are palpable signs of proactive and progressive initial measures being taken by the new government in Sri Lanka, here are some thoughts. The Latin phrase “lex esto,” meaning “let the ...

The role of the Attorney General (AG) in any democratic society is to uphold the principles of justice and maintain the sanctity of the rule of law, untainted by political influence. When that role is ...

Sri Lanka is at a make-or-break moment. Dissanayake’s victory has given people hope, but the real work starts now. It’s now almost certain that Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won yesterday’s ...

In life, there are many paradoxical truths. One of these, true for over 2,000 years, is that if you wish to enjoy peace, you must prepare for war. It is all too easy for us in Asia to be influenced by ...

There has been widespread consternation about how to understand Donald Trump’s emergence as a serious candidate for US president since 2016. Far from an isolated phenomenon, Trump rose to power ...

This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power. The United States had intervened in Afghanistan in ...

Important to understand is that there is not one single new or original idea in Klaus Schwab’s so-called Great Reset agenda for the world. Nor is his Fourth Industrial Revolution agenda his or his ...

On the heels of a new alliance announced this summer by Russia and North Korea for a pact pledging mutual defense, with the support of China, it is now shockingly being suggested in South Korea that ...

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge regarding the two crashes of 737 Max airplanes that caused the death of 346 passengers on two flights: a Lion Air flight out of Indonesia ...