October 2018
Reading Time: 13 min read LKI’s Myra Sivaloganathan explores the legal concept of ‘Freedom of Navigation’ and considers the role of Sri Lanka in enforcing it across the Indian Ocean.
Reading Time: 5 min read LKI’s Pabasara Kannangara, Adam Collins and Barana Waidyatilake examine the key aspects of the Indian Ocean region and its importance, and highlight some of the emerging challenges faced by the region.
September 2018
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI’s Divya Hundlani maps the provisions of the Sri Lanka—Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
August 2018
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.
June 2018
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.
May 2018
Reading Time: 26 min read Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy spoke on ‘Myanmar: The Rohingya Refugee Crisis, Roots of the Conflict and Possibilities for the Future’ at LKI recently.
March 2018
Reading Time: 7 min read LKI spoke with Caren Grown, Senior Director, Gender, at the World Bank Group, to discuss the global gender gap, how it might be closed, and what developmental benefits that would bring.
February 2018
Reading Time: 11 min read LKI’s Malinda Meegoda analyses key aspects of the Nuclear Ban Treaty, Sri Lanka’s foreign policy on nuclear weapons, and implications for the country.
Reading Time: 12 min read LKI spoke with Prof. Rory Medcalf on the Indo-Pacific, possibilities for Sri-Lanka Australia cooperation on regional security issues, the Quad, and lessons to be learned from other states in the region.
August 2017
Reading Time: 14 min read In this LKI Explainer, Anishka De Zylva outlines key aspects of the Paris Agreement and its implications for Sri Lanka’s policymakers in tackling climate change at home—especially in the areas of climate finance, climate-smart investment, and geopolitics.
