Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka

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16 May, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
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Colombo,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
War Crimes

3rd Anniversary Reflections: Geneva, May 2009

Photo courtesy UN May is the month of the diplomatic success of Sri Lanka and its friends at the Special...

A View from the Left Bank

Image courtesy JDS Each generation brings its own collective formation and experience to the Left project. Each historical period produces...

24 Mar, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
32 Comments
Colombo,
Diplomacy,
International,
International Relations,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
War Crimes

Geneva 2012: The signs missed, lessons unlearnt

Photo courtesy JDS Let’s learn the right lessons from the Geneva outcome, not the wrong ones. It is not the...

16 Mar, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
44 Comments
Colombo,
Diplomacy,
International,
International Relations,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
Reconciliation,
War Crimes

THE BIG LIE ABOUT THE US RESOLUTION

Image from The Nation It is almost a crime to lie to the people and mislead them on a matter...

14 Mar, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
73 Comments
Colombo,
Diplomacy,
International,
International Relations,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

The Geopolitical Matrix of Sri Lanka’s Conflict

Image courtesy South Asia Monitor I am appreciative of the fact that this is a seminar on geopolitics. I think...

4 Mar, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
20 Comments
Colombo,
Human Rights,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
Reconciliation

GENEVA-II & FOUR-LEGGED FURNITURE

Photo courtesy The Star The US resolution at the UN HRC in Geneva has deepened the schisms in Sri Lankan...

26 Feb, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
18 Comments
Colombo,
Education,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
Reconciliation

When a Prophet Speaks: Stephane Hessel on Sri Lanka

A prophet spoke at the UNESCO in Paris this week, though he joked that having lived for 90 years, he...

19 Feb, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
22 Comments
Colombo,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Polls,
Post-War

The 97% and the 3% in Sri Lanka

Photo courtesy Daylife/Reuters We all know about the 99% and the 1% and most of us know where we are...

12 Feb, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
67 Comments
Constitutional Reform,
Jaffna,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

13-SOMETHING & TNA’S M.I.A MOVE

“Our duty is to fight until the last minute for our country, for our planet and for humanity.” - Fidel...

24 Jan, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
21 Comments
Colombo,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance

Mahinda, Marxism and Michael

Photo courtesy Daylife. Activists of Sri Lanka’s opposition Marxist People’s Liberation Front, wearing masks that represent President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his...

16 Jan, 2012
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
50 Comments
Colombo,
International,
International Relations,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

Defending Sri Lanka: Response to Michael Colin Cooke

Image taken from ‘Interrogating a public intellectual: Noted bloggers and youth activists engage Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka‘, published on Groundviews The phrase...