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Natasha Fernando
Natasha Fernando is an independent researcher. She is a graduate of University of Kelaniya and University of London, specializing in international studies and law.
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The curious case of Sri Lanka’s encounter with pirates: the knowns and the unknowns0
- Commentary
- April 20, 2019
He would not fly the Rovers’ flag — the bloody or the black, But now he floated the Gridiron and now he flaunted the Jack. He spoke of the Law as he crimped my crew — he swore it was only a loan; But when I would ask for my own again, he swore it
READ MORESri Lanka’s Geographic Conundrum: Lessons for the Future0
- Commentary
- April 7, 2019
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the tip of the South Asian Subcontinent. Often praised as the pearl of the Indian Ocean, it’s strategically located among important sea lanes of communication that passes through strategic chokepoints including Strait of Malacca, Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar. Sri Lanka
READ MOREA ‘spaghetti bowl’ of regional security arrangements: dilemma for security cooperation?0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- January 29, 2019
By Natasha Fernando 29 January 2019 The Indian Ocean Region has gained traction in regional multilateral cooperation with policy dialogues centering on economic cooperation, trade and investments, the Belt Road Initiative and security centered discussion spanning non-traditional security challenges, maritime territorial disputes, and regional stability. The development of the ASEAN Regional Forum, the Shangri-La dialogue of Defence Ministers,
READ MOREDuterte’s war on drugs: is Philippine a standard Sri Lanka should aspire to?0
- Commentary
- January 18, 2019
by Natasha Fernando 18 January 2019 Sri Lanka and Philippine diplomatic relations dates back to 1961 with bilateral visits and discussion on cooperation spanning cultural affairs, visa and taxation requirements for Philippine workers in Sri Lanka, trade and air transport. The first official head of state visit occurred in 1976 when Hon. Sirimavo Bandaranaike visited
READ MOREBallistic missile proliferation: what should be the role of a small state?0
- Commentary
- January 14, 2019
Ballistic missiles are rocket propelled weapons systems capable of carrying high explosives and also chemical, biological and nuclear munitions. Ballistic missiles fall into several categories such as strategic missiles (capable of being launched by land or sea), submarine based fleet ballistic missiles, and intercontinental ballistic missiles etc. Currently there are several states that have developed
READ MOREPrivate Maritime Security Service providers: Yay or Nay?0
- Commentary
- November 28, 2018
by Natasha Fernando 28 November 2018 Maritime piracy is a significant threat to safe navigation of the seas. Due to the rise of Somali piracy, different states entered collaborative defense pacts to mitigate the threat. Among these inter-governmental coalitions are those of the European Union Naval Force, Operation Ocean Shield, Combined Task Forces
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Radicalization at Central Province in Sri Lanka: re-visiting the global responses0
- Commentary
- November 9, 2018
Image credit: INSSSL by Natasha Fernando 9 November 2018 In the month of March 2018, Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency following riots and communal violence in the Central Province. An incident in Ampara, of North Eastern Province followed a claim by an individual to have come across ‘infertility pills’ in a plate of food at
READ MORESecurity Cooperation through the BIMSTEC: A New Avenue for regional Security?0
- Commentary, Issue 27 – Winter 2019
- September 7, 2018
Wikipedia By Natasha Fernando The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a sub-regional organization comprised of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand. [[i]]BIMSTEC has defined itself as a ‘sector-driven’ organization for cooperation in areas of mutual interest which includes, trade, technology, energy, transport, tourism, fisheries,
READ MORESri Lanka: Large Scale infrastructure projects of Sri Lanka, democracy and anti-globalization sentiment.0
- Commentary, Issue 26 – Fall 2018
- August 27, 2018
by Natasha Fernando 27 August 2018 Recently, the Japanese Minister of Defence Itsunori Onodera, the Ambassador of Japan in Sri Lanka Mr.Kenichi Sugunuma, Defence Advisor to the Japanese embassy Captain Atsuhiro Morore, and representatives of Japanese government paid a visit to Sri Lanka’s Eastern Naval Command Headquarters in Trincomalee and the Hambantota Port. The Japanese have
READ MOREIs Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy of non-alignment of any relevance to the country today?0
- Commentary
- July 26, 2018
by Natasha Fernando 26 July 2018 It is not disputed that S.W.R.D Bandaranaike was the founding father of the non-aligned foreign policy of Sri Lanka when he became Prime Minister in 1956. This was when the Second World War was over, and the world turned in to a tight bi-polar system dominated by
READ MOREDangers of maritime piracy, hidden figures and the need to secure the Indian Ocean0
- Commentary, Uncategorized
- July 13, 2018
The Indian Ocean has immense strategic and economic value, due to trade and commercial activities. However, maritime crime which includes: piracy, human, drug and weapons trafficking have posed a threat to safe navigation of the seas. A Stimson Institute study (2012) on maritime security challenges in Indian Ocean region identifies the following: it
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