May 2018
Reading Time: 26 min readDr. Radhika Coomaraswamy spoke on ‘Myanmar: The Rohingya Refugee Crisis, Roots of the Conflict and Possibilities for the Future’ at LKI recently.
April 2018
Reading Time: 12 min readThe first in a series of papers resulting from LKI’s Sri Lanka Foreign Policy Forum, this Policy Brief by Dr. Farzana Haniffa traces barriers to reconciliation, accountability, and the human rights in Sri Lanka, and calls for change in local engagement on transitional justice issues.
Reading Time: 12 min readLKI’s Anishka De Zylva and Divya Hundlani explore the key aspects of BIMSTEC, and consider how Sri Lanka can advance economic growth and security cooperation through regional integration.
March 2018
Reading Time: 7 min readLKI spoke with Caren Grown, Senior Director, Gender, at the World Bank Group, to discuss the global gender gap, how it might be closed, and what developmental benefits that would bring.
Reading Time: 4 min readDate: 22 March 2018 Reporters: Divya Hundlani and Senal Hewage
Reading Time: 8 min readLKI spoke with Simon Bell on country branding and its role in promoting the country’s identity and foreign policy.
Reading Time: 4 min readDate: 12 March 2018 Reporters: Malinda Meegoda
Reading Time: 10 min readLKI’s Pabasara Kannangara and Daniella Kern examine the significance of the World Trade Organization from a Sri Lankan perspective, analyse the system’s current challenges, and explore possible reforms to the system.
February 2018
Reading Time: 4 min readDate: 19 February 2018 Reporters: Anishka De Zylva and Shenali Fernando
Reading Time: 11 min readLKI’s Malinda Meegoda analyses key aspects of the Nuclear Ban Treaty, Sri Lanka’s foreign policy on nuclear weapons, and implications for the country.