November 2018
Reading Time: 5 min read LKI spoke with Professor Lutz-Christian Wolff, Wei Lun Professor of Law and Dean of the Graduate School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, about investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms in international agreements.
Reading Time: 5 min read LKI’s Nilupul Gunawardena examines the key aspects of the Convention on Cybercrime, a vital international legal instrument to regulate cybercrime, which Sri Lanka is party to.
October 2018
Reading Time: 13 min read LKI’s Myra Sivaloganathan explores the legal concept of ‘Freedom of Navigation’ and considers the role of Sri Lanka in enforcing it across the Indian Ocean.
Reading Time: 5 min read LKI’s Pabasara Kannangara, Adam Collins and Barana Waidyatilake examine the key aspects of the Indian Ocean region and its importance, and highlight some of the emerging challenges faced by the region.
September 2018
Reading Time: 4 min read Date: 20 September 2018 Reporters: Divya Hundlani and Dihanie Amerasinghe
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI’s Divya Hundlani maps the provisions of the Sri Lanka—Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
August 2018
Reading Time: 15 min read LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake and Myra Sivaloganathan consider how Sri Lanka could integrate Buddhist values into foreign policy messaging, to strengthen its transnational ties and mitigate the rise of Sinhalese-Buddhist extremist groups.
Reading Time: 4 min read LKI spoke with former State Department and Obama official, Mona Sutphen to gain insights on Multilateralism in an Age of Political Populism and Multipolarity.
July 2018
Reading Time: 14 min read In the latest of a series of papers resulting from the Sri Lanka Foreign Policy Forum 2017, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake outlines the measures that Sri Lanka must take to ensure its security against the shifting geopolitical dynamics of the Indian Ocean region.
June 2018
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake and Nimaya Mallikahewa explain key aspects of maritime piracy, global and regional measures to address this issue, and opportunities for Sri Lanka to become a regional hub for anti-piracy action.
