STATE OF THE NATION
In global politics, good speeches often unlock international goodwill. Good press about political presentations 
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
Sri Lanka faces the challenge of convincing the world that it has put the war behind it and is dealing effectively with the consequences of the conflict
COVER STORY
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
DICTATORS’ BOOKLIST
I’m not sure what books Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is supposed to have read while he was in medical school
LIBERATING SRI LANKA
In New Zealand, cultural ties to Europe remain strong – 74 percent have British or European ancestry and New Zealand is essentially
COALITION POLITICS
The formation of the National Unity Government in the aftermath of Maithripala Sirisena’s victory at the January 2015 presidential election generated hopes of
TRUMP’S FIRST 30 DAYS
America gifted its people and the free world with intellectual giants like Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy
TRANSITION OF POWER
As everything must pass, so must the baton from one leader of a nation to the next. Nonetheless, in some countries in the
CONSPIRACY THEORIES
I’ve always wondered who invents conspiracy theories. Most people I meet – with a few exceptions from Facebook, of course
COVER STORY
HOME TRUTHS
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Home to a melting pot of nationalities, the population of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – and Dubai in particular – displays unique demographics. In
