Published in 2022
Reading Time: < 1 min read The purpose of this Special Provisions draft Bill is to provide a legal framework to deal with marine pollution prevention in Sri Lanka. This draft Bill seeks to transform several IMO conventions relating to marine pollution into national legislation.
Reading Time: 12 min read Toyesha Padukkage examines the importance of COP267 climate summit and its key achievements and shortcomings.
Published in 2020
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI’s Chattalie Jayatilaka looks at how digital diplomacy has impacted international relations and recommendations for Sri Lanka.
Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI’s Angela Huettemann discusses the impact of and responses to the COVID- 19 spread in Sri Lanka, in a country brief for the Overseas Development Institute.
Reading Time: 20 min read LKI’s Adam Collins and Malinda Meegoda explore ways Sri Lanka can develop and expand its economic links with countries in the Latin American regions.
Reading Time: 16 min read LKI’s Nilupul Gunawardena discusses how it is in Sri Lanka’s best interest to engage with the major powers of the Indo-Pacific, through continued cooperation in all areas that could benefit Sri Lanka.
Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI’s Malinda Meegoda explores Autonomous weapons in the South Asian context: Risks and countermeasures in the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report titled The Impact of Artificial Intelligence On Strategic Stability And Nuclear Risk.
Reading Time: < 1 min read With China increasing its soft power and foreign aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka’s experience of BRI projects provides useful lessons for others. See this recently published Chatham House paper on Chinese Investment and the BRI in Sri Lanka.
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.
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.
