South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) in Washington, D.C., has invited Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala RWP RSP VSV USP to be an honorary Senior Fellow. The South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) functions under the Millennium Project in Washington, DC. The SAFN is one of the fastest growing South Asia networks in Washington DC, consists of individuals, think tanks and other…
21st February 2024, Phnom Peng, Cambodia. The South Asia Foresight Network SAFN in Washington DC and the International Relations Institute of Cambodia(IRIC) of the Government Royal Academy in Cambodia entered into an MOU for research collaboration and exchange. The collaboration will enable joint research in Cambodia and the region of Southeast Asia, where the SAFN network will conduct…
The Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) India released its report on the Chanakya Defence Dialogue –2023. The theme of the Dialogue was ‘Securing India and Indo-Pacific Region: Collaborating for Enduring Peace and Security’, held at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi – on 03 & 04 November 2023. SAFN Executive Director Asanga Abeyagoonasekera presented at…
November 22nd 2023, Washington DC. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, the Executive Director at the South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) under the Millennium Project in Washington DC, was appointed on the 17th of November, 2023, as a Senior Research Fellow(Honourary) by the German Southeast Asian Center for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) at Thammasat University – Faculty of Law…
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
