Navigating Uncertainty: USAID’s Future in Sri Lanka Amid Controversy
In the face of uncertainties surrounding the future operations of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), President Donald Trump’s administration has released a 36-point questionnaire directed at UN…
Islamic Extremism in Sri Lanka: A Rising Threat to South Asian Security
Since the onset of Israel's war on Hamas, the first incident of Israeli tourists facing terrorist threats abroad occurred in Sri Lanka. The war began on October 7 after Hamas…
Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen finding themselves ensnared in the growing geopolitical rivalry throughout the Indian Ocean
"We will not allow ourselves to be used against India - we will get help from anyone - on that basis we received help from China - for that China…
Sri Lanka’s Political Shift: Future Possibilities of The Red Alliance and Its Implications
For the first time in Sri Lanka's political history, a party with a red hue and the hammer and sickle, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has seized power. It is…
Handling Troubled Waters: Colombo Needs a Fresh Perspective
Katchatheevu, once dismissed by Indira Gandhi as a “sheer rock with no strategic significance,” has now become a hotspot of unrest in Palk Bay. This serves as a striking example of how…
NPP’s blundering foreign policy
It is nothing new that Sri Lanka’s foreign policy direction is flawed and inconsistent, but it is rare for those in power to accept it. Recently, Dr. Harini Nireka Amarasuriya,…
Is JVP-led government seeking to terminate the Indo-Lanka Accord?
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which viewed India as a foe and until recently held negative opinions about India, has taken over the Sri Lankan government. The once anti-state insurrectionist…
Is the idea of a nuclear power plant in Sri Lanka an invitation to another “Debt Trap”?
A few environmentalists, including the Bishop of the Diocese of Mannar, filed a fundamental rights petition in the Sri Lankan Supreme Court against Adani Green Energy's proposed 250 MW Mannar…
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…
India – Israel relations are more open and visible – Nina Slama
Amidst the war in Gaza, there is a view that India-Israel ties have reached a new milestone. What are your thoughts? India and Israel are strategic partners. They are collaborating…
Antagonizing India is not a wise decision for a small state like the Maldives – Rasheeda M. Didi
You have worked with Mohamed Nasheed’s government, which has maintained strong ties with India. However, now the situation has dramatically changed. There is a diplomatic row between the two countries.…
US sanctions have not exhausted Russia – Prof. Vadim B.Kozyulin
Dr. Kozyulin is a Professor of the Academy of Military Science. Currently, he is a Head of the Center for Global Studies & International Relations, The Institute of Contemporary International…
Hamas must be obliterated – Lt. Col. Maurice Hirsch
Lt. Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch is the director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority Accountability and Reform in the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, a senior legal analyst for Human…