October 2018
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.
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.
September 2018
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.
August 2018
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: 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.
April 2018
Reading Time: 12 min read LKI’s Anishka De Zylva and Divya Hundlani explore the key aspects of BIMSTEC, and consider how Sri Lanka can advance economic growth and security cooperation through regional integration.
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.