July 2018
Reading Time: < 1 min read In an article published by The Diplomat, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake explains why Sri Lanka’s best strategy is to stand for a rules-based order, as geopolitical competition intensifies in the Indian Ocean.
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.
May 2020
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.
Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI’s Ganeshan Wignaraja explores the economic implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on India and Sri Lanka.
Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake and Myra Sivaloganathan considers why Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese-Buddhist community should combat global isolation, and the recent rise of extremist groups by using their Buddhist faith to strengthen transnational ties.
November 2017
Reading Time: < 1 min read In a blog published by South Asian Voices, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake looks at Sri Lanka’s strategy in IORA.
July 2017
Reading Time: < 1 min read In this ISAS Working Paper, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake considers various opportunities and threats faced by IORA in its efforts to become stronger on security and development issues, and identifies normative and practical steps that the IORA should prioritise.
February 2017
Reading Time: < 1 min read In this article, published by The Diplomat, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake and Dinusha Panditaratne discusses Trump’s general philosophy and approach to Asia, and what it mean for Sri Lanka.
August 2016
Reading Time: < 1 min read In article published by The Diplomat, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake explores why and how Sri Lanka and Australia can deepen strategic security cooperation, based on Australia’s Defense White Paper 2016.
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.
