SAFN at Chanakya Defence Dialogue in India

(Pic: SAFN Executive Director Asanga Abeyagoonasekera presents at Chanakya Defence Dialogue) SAFN Executive Director Asanga Abeyagoonasekera was initiated by the Indian Army and Centre for Land Warfare Studies(CLAWS) for the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, India. Mr.Abeyagoonasekera presented a paper on “Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy: Navigating India and China” at the inaugural session. New…

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Building a Shared Future from BRI : Revisiting the Asian Regional Order

At the 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, SAFN Executive Director Asanga Abeyagoonasekera presented a research paper on ‘Building a Shared Future from BRI: Revisiting the Asian Regional Order with Sustainability & Synergy’. Mr Abeyagoonasekera said “Spirit of Bandung could be revisited with ‘Shared Future’ and ‘Vasudhaiva kutumbakam’ concepts to draw an Asian regional…

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SAFN collaborates with China’s Overseas Safety and Security(OSS) Institute

South Asia Foresight Network(SAFN) collaborates for research with China’s Overseas Safety and Security(OSS) Institute at Zhejiang University on the 17th Oct 2023. . Executive Director SAFN Asanga Abeyagoonasekera signed an MOU with Dr. ZHOU Zhanggui, Director of OSS, at the 3rd Belt and Road Forum(BRF) in Beijing Hotel. The collaboration is a significant milestone in…

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SAFN collaborates with CPG in Thailand

4th September 2023, Bangkok, Thailand. South Asia Foresight Network SAFN and the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, entered into an MOU on research collaboration and exchange in regard to East Asia and South Asia foreign policy, good governance, security, peacebuilding and Futures…

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SAFN collaborates with BCIPA in Bangladesh

30th August 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The South Asia Foresight Network SAFN (SAFN) collaborates with the Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs(BCIPA) on Security, foreign policy, and Futures research. With the rising challenges in the Indo-Pacific, the South Asian region plays an integral role. The collaboration between SAFN at The Millennium Project in Washington D.C. and BCIPA…

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Global cooperation urgently needed to govern risks of advanced AI, warns new report. 

World leaders in artificial intelligence explain future possibilities. Washington, DC August 22, 2023 – A new report by The Millennium Project warns that advanced artificial intelligence systems could emerge sooner than expected, posing unprecedented risks unless prudent governance frameworks are rapidly put in place. The report titled International Governance Issues of the Transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence…

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How China Engages South Asia: Themes, Partners and Tools

Book Chapter authored by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Executive Director SAFN Edited By Constantino Xavier & Jabin Jacob Published by CSEP REPORT SUMMARY: DOWNLOADS After several decades of limited engagement, China has rapidly deepened and diversified its relations with India and its neighbouring countries. However, beyond the economic dimension, not much is known of the other aspects of China’s growing…

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Studies of China and Chineseness since the Cultural Revolution

New Book Edited by two SAFN Scholars, Prof Swaran Singh – Director India SAFN and Dr. Reena Marwah Senior Fellow SAFN Published by World Scientific Volume 1: Reinterpreting Ideologies and Ideological Reinterpretations https://doi.org/10.1142/12979 | December 2022Pages: 188 Why have the influences of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (roughly 1966–1976) in contemporary China been so pervasive, profound, and…

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JUST LAUNCHED – SOUTH ASIA FORESIGHT NETWORK (SAFN) NODE

January 11th, 2023 The Millennium Project has just launched its South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) with representatives from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. SAFN’s purpose is to create a regional foresight capacity for joint futures research to improve cooperation and synergies among all nations of the region. SAFN was launched due to four challenges in the region: 1) Lack of…

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