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Regional Centre for Strategic Studies(RCSS)

Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Sir Lanka.

Member Events Regional Centre for Strategic Studies(RCSS) 

ED/RCSS Amb. Aryasinha says Middle East crisis a critical wake-up call for structural reforms in Sri Lanka and to address foreign policy anomalies

25 April, 202612 May, 2026 isjoeyliang@ntu.edu.sg 170 Views

Amb. (Retd.) Ravinatha Aryasinha, Executive Director, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) has observed that the ongoing Middle East crisis

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Conflict and community security Member Events Regional Centre for Strategic Studies(RCSS) 

Professor Neil DeVotta Dissects ‘US-China rivalry’ at RCSS Strategic Dialogue

9 December, 20257 January, 2026 isjoeyliang@ntu.edu.sg 430 Views

Professor Neil DeVotta has said the recently announced US National Security Strategy 2025 downplays the hitherto supposed threat from China, needlessly disparages

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Climate Security Member Events Regional Centre for Strategic Studies(RCSS) 

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8 December, 20257 January, 2026 isjoeyliang@ntu.edu.sg 423 Views

Ambassador (Retd.) Esala Weerakoon has observed that “it is time for us to consider a ‘South Asian Climate Compact’—a renewed,

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Health Security Member Events Regional Centre for Strategic Studies(RCSS) 

RCSS Webinar of June 2021: “The Public Healthcare System and the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Asia”

16 June, 202126 July, 2021 isjoeyliang@ntu.edu.sg 1829 Views

RCSS successfully concluded the monthly webinar on “The Public healthcare System and the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Asia”, which was

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Member Events Regional Centre for Strategic Studies(RCSS) 

RCSS Executive Director Explores Avenues For Cooperation With The Ambassador Of Japan To Sri Lanka

28 April, 202126 July, 2021 isjoeyliang@ntu.edu.sg 1752 Views

RCSS Executive Director, Prof. Gamini Keerawella was invited by His Excellency the Ambassador from Japan to Sri Lanka, Mr. Akira

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Energy Security Member Events Regional Centre for Strategic Studies(RCSS) 

Track II Dialogue on “Planning for the Worst: Nuclear Effect and Disaster Management in South Asia”

25 February, 201822 March, 2018 isjoeyliang@ntu.edu.sg 3004 Views

The Stimson Centre, Washington, D.C. and the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) co-hosted Track II Dialogue themed “Planning for

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Member Events Regional Centre for Strategic Studies(RCSS) 

Workshop on ‘Radicalization in the Levant, North Africa and South Asia’

14 February, 20175 July, 2017 isjoeyliang@ntu.edu.sg 2409 Views

Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 14 to 16, 2017 – The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) in partnership with Near

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Member Events Regional Centre for Strategic Studies(RCSS) 

Seminar on “Implications of Climate Change in South Asia: The Experience of Sri Lanka”

19 January, 20175 July, 2017 isjoeyliang@ntu.edu.sg 2470 Views

Organised by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo, Sri Lanka and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Hong Kong, a seminar

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Latest Publications

Food Security in ASEAN’s 2026 Agenda: Perspectives on Human Security and Inclusiveness Amidst Crises

Commentaries
by Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros, Kayven Tan, Mely Caballero-Anthony, Mercedita Sombilla
13 May, 2026

The Ongoing Conflict in Iran: Strategic Analysis from BIPSS

Policy Reports
by Alice Daversin
6 May, 2026

A Plan for Inclusive Peace in Chaotic Times: ASEAN’s Regional Framework for Women, Peace and Security

Commentaries
by Tamara Nair
29 April, 2026

External Publications

Climate Risks to Peace and Security in Southeast Asia

Julius Cesar Imperial Trajano, Adam Hansen, Jeselyn and Mely Caballero-Anthony
30 April, 2026

Southeast Asia stands at the intersection of accelerating climate risks and complex peace and security challenges.

From oil shock to nuclear surge in Asia

15 April, 2026

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has delivered a sharp energy shock to Asia, exposing the region’s deep vulnerability...

Emerging Biosecurity Landscape in Southeast Asia

Mely Caballero-Anthony, Julius Cesar Imperial Trajano, Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros and Jeselyn
25 March, 2026

In Southeast Asia, porous borders are closely associated with transnational security challenges, including environmental degradation, irregular migration, and smuggling and...

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