By Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni Celebrating Indigenous peoples without their knowledge systems is not a celebration. Taking the UN's 2026 theme on Indigenous midwives as its departure point, this piece…
By Vidura Munasinghe and Natasha Van Hoff
Energy transitions are rarely simple technical upgrades. They represent fundamental reorganizations of political and economic power. Today, as the global economy rapidly pivots…
By Devmini Bandara and Prihesh Ratnayake
Introduction
It's 2026, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere. From AI powered Chatbots to autonomous weaponry - AI is embedded in the systems that…
By Sasindi Fernando
On June 17, 2026, President Trump signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran at the Palace of Versailles, calling for an end to hostilities. Iran eased…
By Mohamed Ali
Sri Lanka's most ambitious foreign direct investment project, Port City Colombo, is currently focused on attracting foreign investment to accelerate its infrastructure development. In September 2025, President…
By Dulanjaya Mahagamage
A deadly clash at Sri Lanka’s overcrowded Negombo Prison on July 5, 2026, has killed 28 including 8 prison officers, and injured over 100. The government of…
By Verangika Upananda
The World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2026 (ETI) was published a few weeks ago. ETI is a benchmark that measures how well countries are progressing toward…
By Dulanjaya Mahagamage
1. Introduction
In 1956, sociologists Donald Horton and R. Richard Wohl introduced the term "parasocial interaction (PSI)" to describe the one-sided, mediated intimacy that television viewers…
By Dulmi Thimansa
Sri Lanka is still grappling with one of its worst economic crises in years and the focus is on fiscal reforms, debt restructuring and economic stabilisation. But lurking silently in…
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The report by Factum's Research Specialist Verangika Upananda outlines a structural framework for Sri Lanka's sustainable energy transition, grid modernization, and national energy independence. It evaluates the country's…
By Dr. Jayathry Gunaratne
The concept ‘global governance’, or “the sum of many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs, which is a continuing process…
By Tarun Perera
The current distribution of power in the international system is best described as unbalanced multipolarity, also known as polycentricity. Several great powers coexist alongside regional hegemons, joined…