Meeting with United States Institute of Peace

October 19, 2023    Reading Time: < 1 minute

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On 18th October 2023, LKI welcomed Dr Daniel Markey, Senior Advisor for South Asia at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and Ms Isha Gupta, Research Analyst at USIP. LKI’s Executive Director, Amb. Ravinatha Aryasinha, discussed the background and history of LKI, introduced LKI’s research programme, and facilitated discussions about recent publications and ongoing research by the research team at LKI. Dr Markey and Ms. Gupta described the ongoing research and priorities of USIP in South Asia and discussed potential areas of collaboration with LKI. 

LKI’s research and administration team were also in attendance at the meeting: Chathuka Senanayake, Director (Administration), Nilupul Gunawardena, Research Fellow (Global Governance); Michael Iveson, Research Fellow (Global Economy); Keerthi Martyn, U.S. Fulbright Scholar; Dulanaka Jayasinghe, Nethmi Jinadasa, Dilmini Abeyrathne, Research Assistants; and Timothy Shankar, Research Intern.