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Sri Lanka Reels from Catastrophic Easter Attack: What We’ve Learned So Far

The Warcast
April 25, 2019

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Episode Notes:

Sri Lanka and its citizens are still reeling from the catastrophic Easter attack that killed over 300 people and shocked the country.

Alan Keenan, Sri Lanka Project Director and Senior Analyst at the International Crisis Group, joins the Warcast to detail what we know - and how Sri Lankan politics and society may adjust in the new security environment. (~12 minutes)

[ 0:17 ] Introduction [ 0:46 ] Details we know so far: Who, what, and why [ 4:30 ] Permissive conditions that made the attack possible [ 7:56 ] How it may change Sri Lanka's complex conflict dynamics