Factum Perspective: Buddhism in the Cold War
2022-12-19
By Chandani Kirinde What prompted the US government to put in place a “Buddhist policy” in Southeast Asia during theContinue Reading
Factum Special Perspective: Four shortfalls in Budget 2023
2022-11-23
By Sunil Abhayawardhane While delivering his budget speech in parliament, President Ranil Wickremesinghe asked perhaps the most important question heContinue Reading
Factum Perspective : IORA and Climate Change
2022-11-21
By P. K. Balachandran Set up in 1997, the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is an inter-governmental organization aimed atContinue Reading
Factum Perspective: The geopolitics of the Jewish Homeland
2022-11-15
By Vinod Moonesinghe The history of Palestine is fraught with controversy, obscured by religion. Emigration and conversion to Christianity andContinue Reading
Factum Perspective: Why Xi Jinping is not the “New Mao”
2022-11-07
By Rathindra Kuruwita China changed its Constitution in 2018, abolishing term limits on the only top position it had limitsContinue Reading
Factum Perspective: Rishi Sunak as British Prime Minister
2022-10-31
By Uditha Devapriya Though he lacks a popular mandate and the Opposition, plus some in his own party, are callingContinue Reading
Factum Special Perspective : “Completely friendly” – The history of Türkiye-Sri Lanka relations
2022-10-28
By Vinod Moonesinghe The country we now know as Türkiye has a long history, holding within its borders the remainsContinue Reading
Factum Perspective: Turkiye’s South Asia policy – An assessment
2022-10-24
By P.K.Balachandran On the face of it, opting for “strategic autonomy” in a multi-polar world makes sense. It releases aContinue Reading
Factum Special Perspective: Culture as diplomacy in Sri Lanka
2022-10-19
By Uditha Devapriya The Malwatu Oya is the oldest and most important of the rivers in Sri Lanka. Its historyContinue Reading