Reading Time: 16 min read Kanishka Jayasuriya analyses the nature of the geoeconomic shift that is reshaping the regional order, and considers its implications for Sri Lankan foreign policy.

Reading Time: 14 min read LKI’s Kadira Pethiyagoda discusses India-China relations, the drivers of conflict and cooperation for the two regional powers, and the implications for Sri Lanka.

Reading Time: 9 min read LKI’s Anishka De Zylva & Ganeshan Wignaraja highlight why Sri Lanka must invest to benefit from Asia’s rapidly growing digital economy, and propose a four-prong approach covering (i) foreign direct investment and exports, (ii) education, (iii) digital infrastructure, and (iv) regulations.

Reading Time: 26 min read Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy spoke on ‘Myanmar: The Rohingya Refugee Crisis, Roots of the Conflict and Possibilities for the Future’ at LKI recently.

Reading Time: 12 min read The 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 read LKI’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.

Reading Time: 7 min read LKI 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 read Date: 22 March 2018
 
Reporters: Divya Hundlani and Senal Hewage

Reading Time: 8 min read LKI spoke with Simon Bell on country branding and its role in promoting the country’s identity and foreign policy.

Reading Time: 4 min read Date: 12 March 2018
 
Reporters: Malinda Meegoda