Taylor Dibbert
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Biography
Publications
Taylor Dibbert is a freelance writer and an Adjunct Fellow at Pacific Forum. His writing has appeared in a variety of outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The Boston Herald, Forbes, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and HuffPost.
![Sri Lanka’s elections: Another step in the wrong direction](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1227970324.jpg?itok=sh0-9uj0)
Sri Lanka’s elections: Another step in the wrong direction
The consolidation of Rajapaksa rule promises to accelerate what is already a swing back towards repressive government.
![The curious case of the US Sri Lanka sanctions](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1206106834%20copy.jpg?itok=1BBeHic6)
The curious case of the US Sri Lanka sanctions
An American administration with little apparent regard for human rights put sanctions on an alleged war criminal. Why?
![In Sri Lanka, the Rajapaksas will rule ruthlessly](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1182257045%20copy.jpg?itok=8ktqoHks)
In Sri Lanka, the Rajapaksas will rule ruthlessly
The election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa augurs a return to the abuses and anti-democratic tendencies of his brother’s regime.
![In Sri Lanka’s election, bumps ahead](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1161082822%20copy.jpg?itok=fsPGYCiZ)
In Sri Lanka’s election, bumps ahead
A former president’s brother leads the pack, trailed by an assassinated president’s son.
![Sri Lanka: politics overthrows justice](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/47219548141_7f7e41501a_o.jpg?itok=v1SGE0SL)
Sri Lanka: politics overthrows justice
Internal power struggles have kept the administration occupied while its human rights commitments fall to the wayside.
![Post-war justice in Sri Lanka inches forward](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Images.jpg?itok=p5fxUF7J)
Post-war justice in Sri Lanka inches forward
The Office of Missing Persons was set up to investigate civil war “disappearances”, but its efficacy remains to be seen.
![Sri Lanka failing on human rights](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Sri%20Lanka%20WEB.jpg?itok=Uj073aGv)
Sri Lanka failing on human rights
A new UN report on protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country makes for depressing reading.
![Sri Lanka’s slow dance on transitional justice](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Sri_Lanka.jpg?itok=VS3Ix0Hj)
Sri Lanka’s slow dance on transitional justice
It’s likely that Colombo’s willingness to co-sponsor another UN resolution is an attempt to deflect international pressure.