March 2018
Reading Time: 10 min read LKI’s Pabasara Kannangara and Daniella Kern examine the significance of the World Trade Organization from a Sri Lankan perspective, analyse the system’s current challenges, and explore possible reforms to the system.
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.
December 2017
Reading Time: 10 min read State Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka, delivered an address on “BIMSTEC at 20 – Priorities for the Future” at LKI.
September 2017
Reading Time: 17 min read LKI’s latest Explainer by Dinuka Malith and Anishka De Zylva, highlight the key aspects of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement and the implications for Sri Lanka.
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.
March 2017
Reading Time: 12 min read To mark International Women’s Day, LKI discussed women and foreign policy with Kavita Ramdas.
Reading Time: 3 min read LKI spoke with Prof. Rashed Uz Zaman to obtain his insights on Sri Lanka-Bangladesh relations and the potential for future bilateral cooperation.
December 2016
Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI Research Director, Ravindra Deyshappriya, examines Sri Lanka – China economic relations and explores the room to grow in trade, investment and tourism between the two countries.
November 2016
Reading Time: 10 min read Ravindra Deyshappriya and Anishka De Zylva provide an explanatory analysis of the future of Sri Lanka’s apparel export industry, in light of Brexit, the U.S. presidential election and other key developments.
