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Factum Special Perspective: Venezuela and the Future of the BRI in Latin America

Belt Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Policy, Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsJanuary 6, 2026876Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Shiran Illanperuma For Venezuelans, the new year began with the US illegally bombing its civilian infrastructure and kidnapping democratically elected President Nicholas Maduro and First Lady Cillian Flores. Hours before the attack, President Maduro met with a Chinese delegation sent by President Xi Jinping. This delegation included Special Envoy for Latin America and the Caribbean Qiu Xiaoqi, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Latin…

Factum Perspective: Why Venezuela matters to the Global South

Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsJanuary 4, 2026590Views 0Likes 0Comments

By J. Abeywickrema Who rules when rules disappear? A single man and a small circle of his closest aides, unknown even to the House of Congress, took it upon themselves to attack a sovereign nation, seize its Head of State and assume control over its administration; and the world is apparently expected to accept this as normal. At a carefully choreographed post event media appearance, US President Donald…

Factum Perspective: Democracy’s Low Turn Out and Digital Influence

Regional GeopoliticsDecember 28, 2025617Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Gobinath Ponnuthurai Episode 1: The Minority Mandate – Why 25% is Not a Democracy In the lexicon of modern political science, “democracy” is often used as a binary—a state either is or is not. But for those tasked with the cold reality of policy design and institutional stability, we are witnessing the emergence of a third, more dangerous…

Factum Perspective: Cyclone Ditwah and the New Climate Reality: Why Sri Lanka Must Treat Adaptation as Urgently as Mitigation

Climate and environmentDecember 14, 20251KViews 1Like 0Comments

By Verangika Upananda Sri Lanka’s climate strategy, historically weighted toward mitigation, can no longer afford to treat adaptation as secondary. For years, Sri Lanka’s climate narrative has centred on reducing national emissions, transitioning to renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and aligning with global decarbonisation targets. However, the scale and speed of the destruction caused by…

Factum Perspective: Stop Rebuilding and Start Building Resilience

Climate and environmentDecember 7, 20251KViews 3Likes 0Comments

Written by Eng. Plnr. Ananda Gamage Sri Lanka has endured a relentless series of climate-driven disasters over the past decade, floods that submerged entire towns, landslides that swept away villages and homes, cyclones that uprooted livelihoods, and droughts that parched farmlands. Cyclone ‘Ditwah’ exposed the country’s fragile infrastructure and underscored how unprepared Sri Lanka remains for intensifying climate extremes. A deeper truth which…

When Politics Turns Personal: Hate Speech and OGBV in Sri Lanka’s 2025 Local Elections

PublicationsNovember 23, 20253Views 0Likes 0Comments

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Factum Perspective: The Death of Sportsmanship: Indo-Pak Cricket’s Political Freefall

Sports DiplomacyNovember 23, 2025596Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cricket is portrayed as a gentleman’s game with a vision to ensure sportsmanship as the eventual winner. Incidents have occurred over the years in the game of bat and ball, testing the limits of sportsmanship and sparking debate around controversy. Sports have long been used to advance political agendas, notably during the Cold War when…

Factum Perspective: Sri Lanka’s Green Power Dream: Is the 70% Renewable Pledge a Goal Too Far?

Climate and environmentNovember 16, 20251KViews 1Like 0Comments

By Verangika Upananda Sri Lanka’s national commitment to generate 70% of its power from renewable sources by 2030 stands as one of the region’s most ambitious policy goals. It reflects both a necessary response to global climate obligations and a pragmatic strategy for national energy security, particularly given the acute vulnerability to global fuel price volatility exposed…

Factum Perspective: America first, Asia divided: How Trump’s trade push is splintering ASEAN

Health and Economic Cooperation, Regional GeopoliticsNovember 9, 2025516Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Jayson Cainglet When U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the world stage at the 47th ASEAN Summit in October, his message was loud and clear: America is open for business—but only on his terms. While headlines focused on the spectacle of Trump’s renewed bravado and China’s call for free trade, the real action happened behind closed doors. In…

Factum Perspective: A Nod to the Past, A Look To The Future: WHO Chief’s Review of Sri Lanka’s Public Health Legacy and the Road Ahead

Health and Economic CooperationNovember 2, 2025629Views 1Like 0Comments

By Gerard Dinith Mendis “With rare exceptions, all of the most important achievements will come from working with others, or, in better words, in service to others.” — Paul Farmer Few nations have embodied that conviction more fully than Sri Lanka. Long before global health equity became the language of conferences and frameworks, the…

Factum Perspective: The Clash of Civilisations and New Identity Conflicts in Global Politics

History and Culture, Peace and ConflictOctober 26, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Written By M.Kasun Sankalpa The current world is marked by a series of long-standing and destructive conflicts that threaten to reshape the global balance of power. Examples include the Israel–Palestine conflict in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine in Eastern Europe, and the border tensions between India and Pakistan in South Asia. Each of…

Factum Perspective: How a Colonial Scar Is Driving Afghanistan and Pakistan to War

History and Culture, International Development, Peace and ConflictOctober 19, 2025917Views 3Likes 0Comments

By Uthpala Wijesooriya The night sky over Kabul on October 9, 2025, was torn apart by explosions. The unacknowledged airstrikes, which Islamabad later framed as a counter-terrorism operation targeting the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), were a shocking escalation. For the first time, a regional power had struck the Afghan capital. The Taliban’s response…