May 2020
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI’s Chattalie Jayatilaka looks at how digital diplomacy has impacted international relations and recommendations for Sri Lanka.
April 2020
Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI’s Angela Huettemann discusses the impact of and responses to the COVID- 19 spread in Sri Lanka, in a country brief for the Overseas Development Institute.
Reading Time: 20 min read LKI’s Adam Collins and Malinda Meegoda explore ways Sri Lanka can develop and expand its economic links with countries in the Latin American regions.
January 2020
Reading Time: 16 min read LKI’s Nilupul Gunawardena discusses how it is in Sri Lanka’s best interest to engage with the major powers of the Indo-Pacific, through continued cooperation in all areas that could benefit Sri Lanka.
Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI’s Malinda Meegoda explores Autonomous weapons in the South Asian context: Risks and countermeasures in the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report titled The Impact of Artificial Intelligence On Strategic Stability And Nuclear Risk.
March 2020
Reading Time: < 1 min read With China increasing its soft power and foreign aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka’s experience of BRI projects provides useful lessons for others. See this recently published Chatham House paper on Chinese Investment and the BRI in Sri Lanka.
June 2020
Reading Time: 2 min read LKI conducted a study on the long-term competitiveness of the Port City, assessing the potential of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to drive services-led growth in Sri Lanka.
Reading Time: 6 min read LKI’s recent Spotlight with Prof. Michael Plummer, Director of SAIS Europe, discusses the economic impact triggered by COVID-19 and strategies for recovery in Asia.
February 2020
Reading Time: 9 min read LKI’s Malinda Meegoda explores the impact Coronavirus has on the global economy, and how countries should prioritise national health and be cautious of their approach to containment efforts.
Reading Time: 4 min read LKI recently interviewed, Mr. Jonathan Henick, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, on the Indo-Pacific Strategy and its policy implications for South Asia.