Papers by Ravinatha Aryasinha
LKI Policy Briefs - 2023/2, 2023
the backdrop of the recently concluded BRICS, G20, and G77 & China Summits, and on the eve of the... more the backdrop of the recently concluded BRICS, G20, and G77 & China Summits, and on the eve of the 78th UNGA Session, LKI’s Executive Director Ravinatha Aryasinha outlines seven key global dynamics that policymakers must both contend with and where possible seek to take advantage of, as they grapple with crafting a sustainable foreign policy for Sri Lanka.
LKI Policy Briefs - 2023/7, 2023
The paper discusses the foreign policy challenges confronted by Sri Lanka arising from the major ... more The paper discusses the foreign policy challenges confronted by Sri Lanka arising from the major power rivalry in the Indian Ocean Region - focussing on India, China, and the United States of America. Reviewing the associated dynamics and identifying the flashpoints, it argues that the reality facing Sri Lanka, is that in more recent times, even on occasions that Sri Lanka has adopted a strictly non-aligned/neutral approach in its foreign policy, the concerned countries and its alliances have brought pressure on Sri Lanka to operate in a ‘zero-sum’ environment. Drawing on a presentation made at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) Regional Conference on ‘Ocean Security: South Asia and the Indian Ocean’ on 16 October 2023, the paper suggests modalities that could help Sri Lanka overcome this predicament of becoming a theatre for confrontation between the major powers.
Conflict, Security & Development, 2001
For decades, many developing countries have been adversely affected by terrorism, with little sym... more For decades, many developing countries have been adversely affected by terrorism, with little sympathy or support from Western governments in particular. The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on 11 September 2002, however, have made the world’s sole superpower and its allies painfully aware of the devastation caused by such action. This article analyses how the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a terrorist group seeking to create a separate state in northeastern Sri Lanka, has been pushing the limits of international tolerance in this regard for almost two decades. While increased international action against terrorism is necessary to stem this destructive menace, the Sri Lankan state must also put forward a durable political solution to the ethnic problem. Ultimately, it would be a mistake for the Western government to allow their frustrations with the slow pace of reform in Sri Lanka to be interpreted as empathy with a terroristic cause.
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