A new book masterly sums up the life and legacy of Velupillai Prabhakaran By ERIK SOLHEIM, Senior Fellow SAFN As the chief negotiator in the Sri Lankan peace process, I asked myself the same question numerous times: How, as Swamy puts it, did “guns become the answer to overcome each and every obstacle in the…
Ms. Wasantha Perera former Senior Government Administrator | Ms. Nadishani Perera former Exec.Director Transparency Int.SL Washington, DC (February 6th, 2025) – The South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN), an initiative under the Millennium Project, is pleased to announce the appointment of two distinguished Sri Lankan women leaders as Senior Fellows. Their expertise in government administration and anti-corruption…
Washington, DC (December 7th, 2024) – The South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN), an initiative under the Millennium Project, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ishini Shashipraba and Shagun Thapliyal as Research Assciates. Their research expertise will contribute to SAFN’s growing body of research especiallly to its newly established Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) Center. In 2024,…
Washington, DC (December 1st, 2024) – Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, former Director General of Sri Lanka’s Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), has been appointed as a Senior Fellow at the International Relations Institute of Cambodia (IRIC), Phnom Penh. This appointment makes him the first Sri Lankan to hold this distinguished position at Cambodia’s leading foreign policy research…
By-Ishini Shashipraba SAFN Researcher “Due to the strategic initiatives and measures implemented by the NPP thus far, the prospects of the party securing a majority in Parliament appear to be quite promising.” Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s victory in the Sri Lankan presidential election represents a significant turning point for the National People’s Power (NPP), providing an…
By Kasuni Ranasinghe, Associate Fellow SAFN “In the case of Sri Lanka, it is clear that its own extractive institutions, whichare deeply centralized power, corruption, and economic mismanagement have contributed to its current crisis.” The recent economic crisis in Sri Lanka has led to broader discussion about how politicalinstitutions have influenced the economic instabilities. Daron…
Abeyagoonasekera outlined how Sri Lanka’s evolving political landscape under the NPP offers an opportunity to strengthen its role within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). He emphasized the importance of fostering pragmatic, synergetic cooperation between Sri Lanka and China, particularly through the BRI, as a pathway to support national development and modernization in a rapidly…
By Shagun Thapliyal, SAFN “First and Second Scenarios successfully materialised, with none of the candidates securing a majority vote in the initial round. It also accurately predicted the majority vote share being split between the NPP and SJB” The South Asia Foresight Network released a special report focusing on the latest Sri Lankan Presidential Elections…
By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera “Sri Lankan voters are yearning for a new beginning, and with Sajith Premadasa, that change feels within reach. His leadership presents the opportunity to break away from the past’s failures and set the country on a path toward stability and progress.” In the heart of Colombo, where history and politics converge, Sri…
SAFN Exec.Dir. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera was at the 41st Economic Crime Symposium at the University of Cambridge on (September 5th 2024), discussing Sri Lanka’s ongoing challenges with terror financing, corruption, and governance failures. He highlighted the need for reform in outdated anti-terror laws, independent institutions, and regional cooperation. Following is an abstract from his speech. Your…
