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Regime change and the vacuum:Strategic lessons of Iraq and Libya

by Col. (R) Nalin Herath There is a question that the international community must periodically ask itself: What happens to a State after its regime has been ousted? The question is particularly relevant when examining Iraq and Libya. Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi were authoritarian rulers. Their governments were associated with political repression, human-rights violations […]

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Old wounds, fresh probes

Monday 12th October, 2026 Fifty-one government MPs have proposed a parliamentary select committee (PSC) probe into the 1983 anti-Tamil violence, known as Black July, and make recommendations to…

  • 51 MPs propose parliamentary select committee investigation into 1983 anti-Tamil violence.
  • Previous investigations have failed to deliver comprehensive, independent outcomes.
  • Current government should have initiated probe earlier, but has addressed only some issues.

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