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Author Archives: Asoka Bandarage

Asoka Bandarage PhD has taught at Brandeis, Mount Holyoke, Georgetown and other universities. She is currently distinguished (adjunct) professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the author of Sustainability and Well-Being: The Middle Path to Environment, Society and the Economy and many other books and publications. She serves on the advisory boards of the Interfaith Moral Action on Climate, Critical Asian Studies and the International Buddhist Association of America.

Posted inOpinion

Sri Lanka: debt crisis, neocolonialism and geopolitical rivalry

by Asoka Bandarage May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Sri Lanka is in the throes of an unprecedented economic crisis. Faced with a shortage of foreign exchange and defaulting on its repayments of foreign debt, the country is unable to pay for its food, fuel, medicine, and other basic necessities. Notwithstanding the austerities that would be entailed, a bailout by the International Monetary Fund […]

LNG exporters like Qatar are currently much better positioned than the US to satisfy Europe’s natural gas demand. Photo: iStock
Posted inOpinion

Midnight LNG deal with US firm raises hackles in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
Posted inOpinion

‘Human rights’ and Sri Lanka’s ecological crisis

by Asoka Bandarage April 3, 2021April 3, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Bipartisan elite fuels US polarization

by Asoka Bandarage January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Pandemic, ‘Great Reset’ and resistance

by Asoka Bandarage November 30, 2020November 30, 2020
Posted inOpinion

The Covid pandemic: broadening the discourse

by Asoka Bandarage November 10, 2020November 10, 2020
Posted inOpinion

The quest for a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons

by Asoka Bandarage October 26, 2020October 26, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Neocolonialism vs sovereignty in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage August 28, 2020August 28, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Mindfulness, social action in Covid-19 crisis

by Asoka Bandarage April 6, 2020April 6, 2020
Posted inOpinion

The coronavirus wake-up call

by Asoka Bandarage March 23, 2020March 23, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Neocolonialism and geopolitical rivalry in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage January 29, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

US aid scheme sparks debate in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage January 16, 2020February 18, 2020
Map of Sri Lanka: iStock
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka, United States, World

Resistance to US intervention in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage August 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Easter attacks and geopolitical conflict over Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage May 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Roots of Sri Lanka attacks, and a way forward

by Asoka Bandarage April 24, 2019February 18, 2020
Map of Sri Lanka: iStock
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Demise of Sri Lanka’s independence

by Asoka Bandarage February 6, 2019February 6, 2019
Map of Sri Lanka: iStock
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

 Constitutional reform in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage January 18, 2019
Children standing near the wooden boat on cracked earth. Metaphor for Global warming and Climate change. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Call of the 2018 Parliament of World Religions

by Asoka Bandarage November 1, 2018November 1, 2018
Sri Lanka's Special Task Force and police officers stand guard near a burnt house after a clash between two communities in Digana, in the central district of Kandy, Sri Lanka, on March 6, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, India, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Avoiding ‘religious’ violence in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage March 30, 2018

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