Extended analyses on foreign policy issues
September 2023
Reading Time: 26 min read LKI’s Michael Iveson examines the opportunity costs associated with Sri Lanka’s external debt and proposes a “Debt-for-Renewables Swap” as an effective solution to address climate, debt and energy sector vulnerabilities.
December 2022
Reading Time: 12 min read LKI’s Dr. D.L. Mendis analyses the three legal instruments that global governance rests on and the challenges States face in navigating these complex binding and non-binding instruments and norms.
July 2021
Reading Time: 13 min read LKI’s Malinda Meegoda and Chathuni Pabasara explore the current relationship shared by Sri Lanka and Vietnam with a focus on economic and diplomatic ties and highlights areas to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
January 2021
Reading Time: 22 min read LKI’s Nikhita Panwar explore the current relationship shared by Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with a focus on economic ties and highlights areas to strengthen economic linkages can be and associated policy suggestions.