By Devmini Bandara
In an increasingly interconnected world, wars rarely remain confined to the battlefield. Conflicts between major powers reverberate through global markets, supply chains, and political institutions, often…
AN ANALYTICAL DISCLOSER OF STATUS AFTER THE ACTION AT SEA
By Rear Admiral YN Jayarathna (Retd)
This is an After-Action Analysis1 of the sinking of IRIS (Islamic Republic of Iran Ship)…
By Dinouk Colombage
As the conflict with Iran enters its second week, the threat of an expansion of the theatre of war from the Middle East into surrounding regions has…
By Uditha Devapriya
Given that these are early hours, it is perhaps wise not to make too many predictions about what the day after this latest round of attacks…
By Gobinath Ponnuthurai
Abstract
This paper examines the radical transformation of the Sri Lankan voter’s mindset from 2015 to 2024, specifically focusing on the erosion of ideological political anchors in favour…
By Sasindi Fernando
When Belgium’s De Wever confirmed that the U.S. was an ally but had to ‘behave like an ally’ at the WEF in Davos earlier this year,…
By Bihandu De Silva
For nearly eighty years, the bedrock of global stability was a series of predictable, if sometimes strained, alliances centered on Washington. To be an ally of the United States was…
Factum Perspectives: Sovereignty on Sale: Trump, Greenland, and the Unmasking of Superpower Ambition
By Zeenath Ayub
In the 21st century, a global landscape seemingly long removed from the era of imperialist expansion has been jolted by a sudden revival of old-world territorial ambitions. This…
By Aakil Riyaz
The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement entered into force on 17 January 2026, marking a significant shift in how the international community governs Areas Beyond National…
Written by Tarun Perera
South Asia is routinely portrayed as one of the world’s most unstable regions, due to it being the location of nuclear rivalry, a hotspot for radicalized…
By Gargi Wickramasinghe
Shockwaves rippled across Caracas, when news broke of Operation Absolute Resolve. But the tremor did not stay there. It began travelling outward, across the Caribbean and the Pacific until it hit perhaps the most precarious geopolitical fault line in our…
By Gargi Wickramasinghe
In the morning after the removal of Venezuela’s disgraced President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. special forces, an emotional Chavista woman protesting in the streets of Caracas was filmed saying: “Stay alert because they are…