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Armas de contrapeso: el quincuagésimo aniversario de la Conferencia del Movimiento de Países No Alineados en Colombo

Esta fue la primera cumbre del Movimiento de Países No Alineados (MNOAL) celebrada en Asia y, tal vez, la mayor conferencia internacional jamás realizada en Sri Lanka.

Shiran Illanperuma
August 23, 2026
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Opinion Sri Lanka

Counterweights: The 50th anniversary of the Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Colombo

This was the first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Asia and, perhaps, the largest international conference ever held in Sri Lanka.

Shiran Illanperuma
August 19, 2026
N. M. Perera
Sri Lanka

The 90th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s socialist movement

Despite numerous splits, the socialist movement embedded itself in Sri Lankan society and made a lasting impact on the polity.

Shiran Illanperuma
December 21, 2025
What is Asia TRICON
Asia

Towards a political economy of Asia

An analysis of the Asia regions division of labor, uneven development, and regional dynamics drawing from Tricontinental Asia’s latest intervention.

Shiran Illanperuma
December 12, 2025
Impact of Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Causes and consequences of Sri Lanka’s “most challenging” natural disaster

Cyclone Ditwah has caused devastating consequences for the island nation and brought to the fore new challenges to the debt-burdened country

Shiran Illanperuma
December 8, 2025
Garment workers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Sitting targets: negligence and occupational risk in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan writer Shiran Illanperuma takes an intimate look at labor conditions in the island nation, from factories to plantations

Shiran Illanperuma
December 1, 2025
Colombo Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s 2021-2024 austerity is one of the most severe in history

A recent World Bank reports examines Sri Lanka’s austerity policies following the 2022 external debt default

Shiran Illanperuma
September 19, 2025
Fidel Agriculture
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La economía de liberación nacional de Fidel

En los últimos diez años, la riqueza del uno por ciento más rico de la población mundial ha crecido en más de 33,9 billones de dólares, suficiente para erradicar la pobreza veintidós veces. Quizás sea hora de nuevas ideas.

Shiran Illanperuma
September 8, 2025