IT WAS three years ago that the Aragalaya people鈥檚 movement in Sri Lanka made the international headlines. The world watched a celebration of democracy on the streets of Colombo as tens of thousands of people of all ages and communities gathered to demand a change of government. The Aragalaya showed that people have the power, and agency, to make governments at the time of elections and also break governments on the streets through non-violent mass protest. This is a compelling message that other countries in the region, particularly Bangladesh and Pakistan in the South Asian region, have taken to heart from the example of Sri Lanka鈥檚 Aragalaya. It calls for adopting 鈥榮ystems thinking,鈥� in which there is an u