News Highlights
'Sri Lanka is a Good Fit for Internal & External Expression of 'Soft Power' Reality’ - Foreign Secretary
2016-09-03
Sri Lanka today is a good fit for internal and external expression of soft power reality. It welcomes peaceful engagement, remains open to friendship and persuasions. It does this all....
Prof. Tekwani Analyses Definitions of 'Hard Power & Soft Power'
2016-09-03
Prof. Shyam Tekwani (Hawai) Associate Professor at the Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Honolulu at the outset of the Session 3, themed 'Military Contribution to Soft Power; a Comparative Ana
'Reduce Violence' Should Read More Appropriate
2016-09-03
Dr Ram Manikkalingham, Board Member of the President's Office of National Unity and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka who is also the Director, Dialogue Advisory Group (DAG) in his talk to the session ....
Lady Olga Dwells on Dilemmas of UN Peace Keeping Operations
2016-09-02
Scores of critical and analytical perspectives, tabled before the audience at the 'Colombo Defence Seminar - 2016' by Lady Olga Maitland, Former President of the Defence .....
China Expects Win-Win Cooperation & Peace Strengthening International Relations: Chinese Ambassador
2016-09-02
Giving entirely a new perspective in regard to the concept, 'soft power' and its pervading influence across the Asian continent, HE Yi Xianliang, Ambassador.....
Culture Now the Core of 'Soft Power'
2016-09-02
The second day sessions of the ongoing 'Colombo Defence Seminar - 2016' got off to a start this morning (2) at the BMICH with the head table, led by Major General Greg Bilton, Deputy Commanding.......
US University Don Dwells on Military Diplomacy
2016-09-02
Dr. Chuck Cushman (USA), Dean of Academics, College of International Security Affairs, National Defence University, USA contributing to the day's final sessions......
Dr Ankersen Focuses on 'Civil-Military Coordination Work'
2016-09-01
The session chaired by Dr Radhika Coomaraswamy - Civil Representative of the Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka): Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Children and Armed .....
'Social Media Need to be Brought Under Legal Framework to Ensure Balance Between National Security & Rights of Citizens' - India's Deputy National Security Adviser
2016-09-01
Terrorist groups have used the social media innovatively and with great skill for their recruitment, training and propaganda. They target young people on social media platforms with extremist........
Former UN Rep for Sri Lanka Draws Parallels between Then 'Soft Power' & Now in Effect
2016-09-01
The former veteran diplomat and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in Geneva, Dr Sarala Fernando in her contribution to the ongoing 'Colombo Defence Seminar - 2016' sessions at the.......