Jehan Perera

Colombo, End of war | 5 years on, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation

A new phase of mediation to get from post-war to post-conflict Sri Lanka

Image courtesy BBC Five years after the end of the war, Sri Lanka remains a post-war society that has yet to make the transition to a post-conflict society. While the violence has…

Jehan Perera on 05/05/201405/05/2014

Colombo, End of war special edition, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

THE SECOND PHASE OF A WAR WITHOUT END

One year after the end of the war there is optimism in the country, particularly amongst sections of the business community. The government has taken the position that rapid economic development can…

Jehan Perera on 05/25/201005/17/2010