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Factum Perspective: Out of the abyss and into BRICS

Health and Economic Cooperation, International Development, Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsOctober 27, 2024667Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Shiran Illanperuma From October 22 to 24, the 16th BRICS summit was held in Kazan, Russia. Alongside the core group members of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, this year saw the formal addition of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. During the summit, another 13 countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand,…

Factum Perspective: Is the United Nations Failing in the Israel-Palestine Conflict?

Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsOctober 20, 2024338Views 1Like 0Comments

By Dulmi Thimansa On Wednesday, October 2, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres persona non grata, banning him from entering the country. Katz justified the move on the grounds that Guterres had supposedly failed to “forcefully condemn” Iran’s missile attacks on Israel. He added that anyone who “cannot unequivocally condemn…

Factum Perspective: 2024 Sri Lankan Elections – The Momentous Rise of the Populist Left

Peace and Conflict, UncategorizedOctober 13, 2024859Views 1Like 0Comments

By Ramindu Perera On September 23, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the 56-year-old leftist leader of the National People Power (NPP), was sworn in as President of Sri Lanka. The presidential election was a three-cornered contest between former President Ranil Wickremasinghe who stood for the elections as an independent candidate, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi…

Factum Special Perspective: Ethnic dimensions of the Sri Lankan presidential election

Peace and Conflict, UncategorizedOctober 10, 2024273Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Sivashanti Sivalingam The 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka brought significant shifts in voting patterns, particularly in the Tamil-speaking regions of the North, East, and Central Provinces, showcasing the aspirations of the minorities to be heard, yet again. Sajith Premadasa, a Sinhala politician, secured substantial support from the Tamil community despite ethnic divides. The…

Factum Perspective: Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka – Key Takeaways

Peace and Conflict, Regional Geopolitics, UncategorizedOctober 6, 2024362Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Mohamed Shafkath and Dulmi Thimansa On September 21, 2024, Sri Lankans elected their ninth Executive President, Dissanyaka Mudiyansalage Anura Kumara Dissanayake. His win was not a simple victory; rather, a phenomenal one. Dissanayake managed to secure 5,634,915 votes in the first preference votes itself, leading by more than a million votes than the candidate…

Factum Perspective: The Political Costs of Austerity Measures and Relevance of Ethno-electoral Blocs

Peace and Conflict, UncategorizedSeptember 20, 2024234Views 0Likes 0Comments

Harindra B Dassanayake On Saturday, that is tomorrow, Sri Lanka will vote to elect a president amid its first ever sovereign debt default as an independent nation. This election ends the four-year absence of any form of national or subnational election since 2020. During this period, the country experienced many extreme events such as the…

Factum Perspective: The Protests in Kenya – Rising Anger Over Economic Policies and Drivers’ Strikes

Peace and ConflictSeptember 15, 2024184Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Nithu Ardithya Kenya is currently experiencing a significant surge in protests, fueled by widespread discontent with the government's economic policies, pervasive corruption, and deteriorating living conditions. On July 15, 2024, a major protest took place in Central Nairobi, organized by the Online Drivers Association. This protest brought together drivers from various e-hailing services like…

Factum Perspective: Sri Lanka to the Polls

Peace and Conflict, UncategorizedSeptember 8, 2024414Views 2Likes 0Comments

By Aavin Abeydeera Asia’s oldest democracy will enter the polls just a few days from the time of the publication of this article. Millions of Sri Lankans will line up at the election booths on the 21st of September this year, to choose Sri Lanka’s tenth executive president. Like a great many election cycles, this…

Factum Perspective: From “People-Friendly” to “Friends-Friendly” – Democratic Governance in South Asia

Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsSeptember 1, 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Rear Admiral Y. N. Jayarathna (Retd) The people’s uprising in Bangladesh against the Sheikh Hasina government has become an eye-opener for South Asia. It may mark not the end, but the beginning, of a cascading flow of events destined to unfold in our neighbourhood. This analysis is based on the trends and patterns on…

Factum Perspective: Indonesia’s #EmergencyWarning Protests

Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsAugust 24, 2024405Views 1Like 0Comments

By Nithu Ardithya Indonesia is facing widespread protests opposing proposed amendments to its election laws. These protests underscore both domestic and international concerns. They not only throw Indonesia's devotion to the principles of democracy to the test, but it also has serious repercussions for the country's political stability and foreign relations. The controversy erupted on…

Factum Special Perspective: The Political Economy of the Northern Province

Health and Economic Cooperation, Peace and Conflict, UncategorizedAugust 21, 2024457Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Abishek Ranjan The economic condition of the Northern Province does not receive as much attention as the political situation in the region. The Northern Province, which comprises five districts, has a poor economic record compared to other provinces of Sri Lanka. Elections have only served to undermine these issues, since both mainstream and minority…

Factum Perspective: The Controversies of the 2024 Paris Olympics

Peace and Conflict, Sports DiplomacyAugust 18, 2024338Views 1Like 0Comments

By Zeenath Ayub The Paris Olympics, which concluded on August 12, could be argued to have been one of the most controversial sporting events in recent history. The event, which began amid a series of contentious issues, spanned 19 days and concluded under the critical gaze of the entire world, putting its success into question.…