The Brexit dividend for Sri Lanka
When Britain joined the EU some 40 years ago, it had to turn its back on its old Commonwealth friends, including Sri Lanka. It was a shameful act, but they were obligated to do that because of the collective force and trajectory of the EU which did not have this heritage. Many Commonwealth countries had real economic problems as a result.
One and a half years ago Sri Lanka found itself in an analogous position when the regime changed under “Yahapalanaya”. Essentially it