BRIEFINGS

Sri Lanka’s recent economic upheavals have thrust the island nation into a precarious dance of “debt diplomacy,” where its financial vulnerability has become a magnet for competing geopolitical interests. As Colombo navigates its path to recovery, it faces the complex challenge of managing substantial external debt while preserving its strategic autonomy amidst the rising influence of major global and regional…

The Chagos Archipelago, a remote collection of islands in the heart of the Indian Ocean, remains at the nexus of a multifaceted sovereignty dispute and significant military-strategic interests. Historically a British Overseas Territory, its future has become a flashpoint involving the United Kingdom, Mauritius, and the United States, with broader implications for regional power dynamics. At the core of the…