Published in 2018
Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI’s Ganeshan Wignaraja, Adam Collins and Pabasara Kannangara examine the prospects for the Indian Ocean in the global economy.
Reading Time: 4 min read Date: 20 September 2018 Reporters: Divya Hundlani and Dihanie Amerasinghe
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI’s Divya Hundlani maps the provisions of the Sri Lanka—Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
Reading Time: 5 min read LKI spoke with Dr. Indra de Soysa, to discuss the implications of globalisation on the developing world, Sri Lanka’s future with the IMF, and why trade wars have little impact on the development of globalisation.
Reading Time: 6 min read LKI spoke with Alexander Benard of SGI Frontier Capital, to discuss the potential of Sri Lanka as an investment destination, the impact of Sino-Indian competition on foreign investment in Sri Lanka, and the effects of US protectionism on frontier markets.
Reading Time: 15 min read LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake and Myra Sivaloganathan consider how Sri Lanka could integrate Buddhist values into foreign policy messaging, to strengthen its transnational ties and mitigate the rise of Sinhalese-Buddhist extremist groups.
Reading Time: 4 min read LKI spoke with former State Department and Obama official, Mona Sutphen to gain insights on Multilateralism in an Age of Political Populism and Multipolarity.
Reading Time: 5 min read Date: 17 July 2018 Reporters: Farah Ibrahim and Pabasara Kannangara
Reading Time: 14 min read In the latest of a series of papers resulting from the Sri Lanka Foreign Policy Forum 2017, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake outlines the measures that Sri Lanka must take to ensure its security against the shifting geopolitical dynamics of the Indian Ocean region.
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake and Nimaya Mallikahewa explain key aspects of maritime piracy, global and regional measures to address this issue, and opportunities for Sri Lanka to become a regional hub for anti-piracy action.
