The US–Israel–Iran War: How it reactivated pre-existing dispositions
The US–Israel–Iran War: Pre-existing dispositions resurface and harden
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Macro Media Political Analysis
Substandard coal importation: Process chars competence
Substandard coal importation: Why compliance claims still left the government exposed on competence
Sallay arrest: How the “deep state” frame beat the “war hero” frame
Sallay arrest: Why Sinhala media read it as accountability, not security
Sangha Convention: Clergy face spillover from old-order rejection
Maha Sangha Convention: Why a clergy-led intervention failed to scale
Akuregoda double homicide: Case for the state, case against it
Akuregoda double homicide: How a targeted killing became a test of state capacity
Death sentences in Athukorala case reignite debate on aragalaya
Verdict on the murder of former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala: Why it reopened debate on selective enforcement and rule of law
Independence Day discourse: From “false independence” to “true independence”
Independence Day discourse: How “true independence”, in Sinhala media, moved from a recurring critique of 1948 to an evaluation of the present
#Nalandaleak coverage reveals a cultural shift
#Nalandaleak: What the leak revealed about a changing culture
Contestation on two appointments and one suspension—what they cost the government
State-office appointments and suspension: How three institutional issues turned into uneven reputational damage for the government
AKD’s remarks in Jaffna: Two framings—and the dynamics that amplify them
AKD’s visit to Jaffna: How Sinhala media framed the president’s Northern visit as a threat to Sinhala-Buddhist recognition rather than a critique