Reading Time: 5 min read LKI’s Malinda Meegoda analyses Sri Lanka’s nuclear policy, the North Korean nuclear crisis, and the way forward for smaller states such Sri Lanka to reaffirm their commitments to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

Reading Time: 4 min read Adam Collins highlights the four key risks to the global economy that Sri Lanka should look out for in 2018 and argues that local policymakers should continue with reforms to ensure that the Sri Lankan economy is well placed to withstand the next global downturn.

Reading Time: 5 min read Divya Hundlani and Ganeshan Wignaraja explore how the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement signals a move towards a deepening economic relationship with Singapore, and the ways in Sri Lanka can fully benefit from such an agreement.

Reading Time: 6 min read Ganeshan Wignaraja and Myra Sivaloganathan explore the opportunities for Sri Lanka to shape the Commonwealth at the upcoming meeting, by working to promote intra-Commonwealth trade, women’s employment and leadership, the empowerment of youth, and democratic values.

Reading Time: 5 min read Ganeshan Wignaraja and Adam Collins explain how Sri Lanka benefits from a rules-based global trading system under the World Trade Organization, and argue that it must be defended at the upcoming Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires.

Reading Time: 5 min read Anishka De Zylva highlights the importance of the Paris Agreement and explores how Sri Lanka can maximise its financial and other opportunities.

Reading Time: 5 min read Barana Waidyatilake explores how Indian Ocean Rim Association can help realise Sri Lanka’s leadership potential in maritime security.

Reading Time: 6 min read Image Credit – erandalx / depositphotos Ganeshan Wignaraja* China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – a web of intercontinental road, rail … Continue reading How Can Sri Lanka Gain from Asia’s “Noodle Bowl” of Regional Infrastructure?

Reading Time: 5 min read Anishka De Zylva explores international opportunities to counter youth radicalization in Sri Lanka.

Reading Time: 5 min read Ganeshan Wignaraja highlights the value of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in continuing trade liberalisation in Asia in challenging economic times, and how Sri Lanka can benefit from joining RCEP.