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Sri Lanka military
April 13, 2023
Military Involvement in Pandemic Control in Sri Lanka
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Involving the military in tackling public health crises is an efficient use of state capacity, but does it signal excessive militarization of society?
December 28, 2022
To Please the IMF, Sri Lanka is Cutting Troop Numbers
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Instead, it should retrain its soldiers and redeploy them in policing, peacekeeping, and disaster rescue and relief roles.
December 14, 2022
In Defense of Sri Lanka’s Defense Budget
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Reducing allocation for defense will require retrenching soldiers. Cutting loose angry youth with weapons skills is not what the crisis-ridden island needs now.
October 19, 2018
No Strings Attached? How Sri Lanka Can Make the Most of Security Grants
By Natasha Fernando
Strategizing how Colombo can use sorely needed military grants and donations in an evolving security landscape.
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