US-China strategic competition is centered on the Pacific segment of the Indo-Pacific – Nilanthi Samaranayake
How do you see the future challenges of U.S. – Sri Lanka relations amid growing Chinese influence on Sri Lankan? Since independence, Sri Lanka has generally had a deeper relationship…
CSST’s perspective: Sri Lanka must keep its promises to India
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s maiden visit to New Delhi appears to be a significant development in the Indo-Pacific Region amid questions about Chinese influence giving ‘room for manoeuvre’ in smaller South Asian countries. India…
Correcting a strategic mistake
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to visit New Delhi this week. In Sri Lanka, it is customary for the president's first foreign visit to be to India. India serves as the second…
Sri Lanka has been seen as one of China’s string of pearls: An exclusive interview with Prof.Mark S.Cogan
China is turning its attention to the Tamils in the north, using some of the same tactics previously employed during the Rajapaksa era to slowly win the trust of the…
Seminar on Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy
CSST organised a seminar for Trincomalee-based media correspondents on understanding Sri Lanka's foreign policy. The seminar was held at the JAKAB PARK hotel on 01.05.2023, Trincomalee. CSST’s executive director and…
Monkey Export: Understanding China’s Behavior in Vulnerable Countries
Sri Lanka-China relations have become a fiery argument over monkey business. Sparking protests from animal protection groups and environmentalists after Sri Lankan agricultural minister Mahinda Amaraweera announced that the government…
News of China’s Radar Base in Sri Lanka raises serious questions about its foreign policy
How China caught up a strategic port, Hambantota is one of the most vivid examples of China's ulterior use of loans and aid to gain influence around the world. After…
Sri Lanka has not been blessed with the kind of far sighted leadership : An exclusive interview with Erik Solheim
Erik Solheim is a Norwegian diplomat and international peace-maker. He still remains as one of the most recognizable faces of the peace negotiations in Sri Lanka. Currently, Erik is the president of Belt and Road…
Seminar on Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy
CSST organised a seminar for Trincomalee-based media correspondents on understanding Sri Lanka's foreign policy. The seminar was held at the JAKAB PARK hotel on 01.05.2023, Trincomalee. CSST’s executive director and…
Conference on India’s G20: Implications for Indo-Pacific
India last month began its year-long presidency of the most powerful grouping, the G20. It is a watershed movement for India and South Asia. Against this backdrop, the Center for…
Israel has a list of achievable objectives – Bren Carlill
The attack by Hamas is seen as the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. What will be the reaction of the Zionist world? Decent people across the entire world…
Without strong relations with India, Canada will face difficulty in its Indo Pacific strategy – Prof. Stephen Nagy
Relations between Canada and India are in turmoil after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a disquieting allegation against India, but India has responded by calling Trudeau's accusations 'absurd and…
US-China strategic competition is centered on the Pacific segment of the Indo-Pacific – Nilanthi Samaranayake
How do you see the future challenges of U.S. – Sri Lanka relations amid growing Chinese influence on Sri Lankan? Since independence, Sri Lanka has generally had a deeper relationship…
Sri Lanka has been seen as one of China’s string of pearls: An exclusive interview with Prof.Mark S.Cogan
China is turning its attention to the Tamils in the north, using some of the same tactics previously employed during the Rajapaksa era to slowly win the trust of the…