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By Namita Barthwal Since the 1960s, China and Pakistan have maintained a robust strategic partnership, underpinned by their geographic proximity and shared …
By-Ishini Shashipraba SAFN Researcher “Due to the strategic initiatives and measures implemented by the NPP thus far, the prospects of the party …
By Kasuni Ranasinghe, Associate Fellow SAFN “In the case of Sri Lanka, it is clear that its own extractive institutions, whichare deeply …
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Media Release by SAFN Washington, DC. Washington, DC (December 19th, 2024) – The South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN), an initiative under the Millennium …
Washington, DC (December 7th, 2024) – The South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN), an initiative under the Millennium Project, is pleased to announce the …
Washington, DC (December 1st, 2024) – Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, former Director General of Sri Lanka’s Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), has been appointed …
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Dr. Swaran Singh is Professor for Diplomacy and Disarmament at Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi).
Lily Wangchuk has over 28 years of extensive experience in varied fields as a Writer, Consultant, Former Politician, Former Diplomat, Former Assistant Resident Representative, UNDP; Former Executive Director for Bhutan Media Foundation.
M. Ashraf Haidari is the Director-General of the South Asia Cooperative Environment Program (SACEP), and concurrently serves as the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka
Major General ANM Muniruzzaman (Retd) is the President of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies.
Puruesh Chaudhary is a futures researcher, development and strategic communication professional. She is the Founder and President of NGO AGAHI.
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera is an international security and geopolitics analyst and strategic advisor from Sri Lanka.
Dr. Pramod Jaiswal is a Research Director at Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement.
Ambassador Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed is the Maldives Ambassador to the United States of America.
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By Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala
SAFN Research Assistant Josh Bowes and researchers at London Politica published the Balochistan Security Profile, analysing an uptick in #militant and #separatist …
The first volume, “The baneful existence of Chinese sea cucumber farms in Sri Lanka“ by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera (SAFN and Sri Lanka Node Chair), focuses on....
