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Washington Based Report Highlights Urgent Need for Change Ahead of Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election

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Washington, DC – Sep 10th, 2024, the South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) unveils a landmark report on 9th Sep 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The report launch was followed by a discussion with the authors, Mr. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Executive Director SAFN and Ms.Ishini Shashipraba, Research Assistant SAFN. Mr. Jerome C Glenn Co-founder of the Millennium Project delivered opening…

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Sri Lanka Remains Fragile, A Year After Anti-Government Protests 

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By Rathindra Kuruwita – Associate Fellow SAFN On late March 2022, several hundred people, fueled by anger over a worsening economic crisis, attempted to storm then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s private residence. A few weeks later, protestors gathered at the Galle Face Green and made camp, demanding the resignation of Rajapaksa and an end to the political system that…

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