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Behind the crisis in Sri Lanka – how political and economic mismanagement combined to plunge nation into turmoil

  • Written by Neil DeVotta, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University
Behind the crisis in Sri Lanka – how political and economic mismanagement combined to plunge nation into turmoilThe sun sets on Sri Lanka's protest movement (for now).Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images)

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa formally resigned on July 15, 2022, having earlier fled the country amid widespread protests in the Southern Asian nation.

The man who replaced him, Prime Minister and now interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe, is likewise...

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