Madhuka joined LKI in February 2024. She holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Colombo. Her Master’s thesis examined the geostrategic importance of enforcing the fundamental rights to the natural environment in Sri Lanka through the impact of China’s BRI project. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and her bachelor’s degree dissertation discussed the Autocratic features of the presidential system in Sri Lanka’s Constitution analyzing comparative government models in the world. Prior to joining LKI, she worked as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Public Policy at University of Ruhuna, lecturing International Relations, Geopolitics, International Politics, Global Governance and Conflict and Peace Studies. She also has completed a fellowship in Digital Security, Safe Sisters in Internews (NGO) and qualified as a Digital Security Trainer. Her research interests include international relations, global governance, south Asian politics and international politics.
Sulochana Joined LKI in March 2024. Sulochana holds a MA in International Relations from the Department of International Relations, Tsinghua University in China. Her Master’s thesis discussed on geopolitics in the Indian Ocean and Post-War Sri Lanka’s foreign policy strategy towards great powers. And she completed an LLM specializing in Public International Law from the Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University in the USA. Sulochana obtained her first degree, a Bachelor degree in Law, from the Department of Law, University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka. Prior to join LKI, Sulochana worked as a Legal Consultant to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, Consultant for the Law & Society Trust, UNV Legal Assistant for UNDP Sri Lanka, UNV Program Assistant for OHCHR Sri Lanka and Intern & Consultant for the Asia Forum for Human Rights and Development in Bangkok, Thailand
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