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Sri Lankan security forces clearing a landslide and debris from a transport route after Cyclone Ditwa.

After Ditwa: What a Cyclone Quietly Revealed About Governance, Trust, and Sri Lanka’s Changing State

Cyclone Ditwa tested more than Sri Lanka’s infrastructure. It tested the State itself. From international confidence to calm military deployment and rapid institutional correction, the response revealed early, tangible signs of functional good governance under real pressure.

Independence Memorial Hall at dusk in Colombo with the Lotus Tower and modern high-rise buildings in the background.

The Silence Between Signals: A Counterintelligence Reading of Sri Lanka’s Easter Attacks

A counterintelligence reading of Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks that moves beyond failure and conspiracy to examine how signals moved, where authority collapsed, and how state architecture itself became the silent vulnerability.

Front façade of St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, photographed in soft morning light, symbolizing remembrance and the ongoing need for national security reform.

Security Culture

Beyond Blame: What Easter Sunday Reveals About Sri Lanka’s Security Culture — and What Must Change Now

The Easter Sunday investigation reveals systemic weaknesses in intelligence coordination, institutional accountability, and cultural trust.