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![The Russia-Ukraine War Is Both Challenge and Opportunity for Sri Lanka The Russia-Ukraine War Is Both Challenge and Opportunity for Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2025-02-13-083856.jpg)
The Russia-Ukraine War Is Both Challenge and Opportunity for Sri Lanka
By Rathindra Kuruwita
By formalizing and regulating the deployment of its ex-soldiers as mercenaries, Sri Lanka could address economic, social, and geopolitical challenges.
![In Defense of Sri Lanka’s Defense Budget In Defense of Sri Lanka’s Defense Budget](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-14-014911.jpg)
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.
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