Other Events

• International Conference on “Threats to Security in the 21st Century: Finding a Global Way Forward”, organized by the School of Integrated Social Sciences, University of Lahore, Pakistan

  Prof. Gamini Keerawella from Regional centre for Strategic Studies presented a paper titled “Unpacking South Asian Regional Security in the 21st Century: A view from Sri Lanka” at the Plenary ses... Readmore

• “Indian Ocean: Maritime Security”, Keynote Speech delivered by Prof. Gamini Keerawella

  Prof. Gamini Keerawella Executive Director, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) and Member/BCIS Council of Management delivered the Keynote Address on “Indian Ocean: Maritime Security”, at... Readmore

• Speech delivered by Prof. Gamini Keerawella at the Inaugural Session of the Regional Conference on “South Asia Amidst a New World Order” held in Kathmandu, Nepal

  x Prof. Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies was invited to speak at the inaugural session of the conference on “South Asia Amidst New World Order”, hel... Readmore

• Meeting with His Excellency Mr. Thorbjørn Gaustadsæther, the Ambassador, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka

  29 January 2018 | Royal Norwegian Embassy, Colombo, Sri Lanka Prof. Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) discussed the priorities of RCSS hig... Readmore

• Meeting with Ms. Lovita Ramguttee, Deputy Country Director (Programmes and Operations), UNDP, Sri Lanka

  26 January 2018 | UN Compound, Colombo, Sri Lanka Ms. Lovita Ramguttee Prof. Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) met with Ms. Lovita Ramgut... Readmore

• Meeting with His Excellency David McKinnon, High Commissioner, Canadian High Commission in Sri Lanka

  23 January, 2018 |  Colombo, Sri Lanka His Excellency Mr. David McKinnon Prof. Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) met with His Excellency ... Readmore

• Small states should be cautious when dealing with rising powers

  20 February 2018 | Colombo, Sri Lanka by Prof. T.V Paul Prof. T.V Paul “China and India have been the main beneficiaries of economic globalization and this has created a new balance o... Readmore

• International Conference : China in South Asia/South Asia in China - OBOR and the Sri Lankan Experience

  30 August 2017 – 31 August 2017 | Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The inaugural session of the conference was preceded by the distin... Readmore

• Guam Conference

  The Executive Director of RCSS, Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed attended the Guam Conference of Multilateral Counter Violent Extremism Working Group, in Guam, USA. In his presentation on the topic “Sri L... Readmore

• Radicalization in the Levant - North Africa and South Asia

  14 February 2017 - 16 February 2017 | Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies in partnership with Near East South Asia Centre for Strategic Studies, Nati... Readmore

• ANU-RCSS Certificate Course on South Asia

  8 September 2016 – 12 September 2016 | Colombo, Sri Lanka Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), in collaboration with the Australia National University (ANU) offered a short course o... Readmore

• Session : Online Archaeology - Internet as a powerful tool for education and learning

  28 August 2015 – 2 September 2016 | Kyoto, Japan Mrs. Kamani Perera (Librarian, RCSS) will be co-chairing a session on ‘Online Archaeology: Internet as a powerful tool for education and le... Readmore

• Regional Conference : Migration and IDPs in South Asia

  A regional conference on ‘Migration and IDPs in South Asia’ will be organized by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) in cooperation with the Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) and ... Readmore

• Pre-SAARC Summit Dialogue - 2016

  3 August 2016 | BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka In the run up to the 19th SAARC Summit which will be held later this year in Islamabad, Pakistan, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), will... Readmore

• The Think Tank Summit - 2016

  3 July 2016 - 6 July 2016 | Bangsaen, Chonburi, Thailand An international seminar and discussion on “Global Conflict Management: Preventative Diplomacy and Resolution” was held at the Cent... Readmore

• Visit by Undergraduate Students from the Faculty of Arts, South Eastern University

  08 May 2016 | Colombo, Sri Lanka Over 20 Students in their final year at the Faculty of Arts, South Eastern University visited RCSS on the 8th of May, to discuss the work that RCSS d... Readmore

• Summit : Strategic Studies - NESA Region in 2020

  31 March 2016 - 3 April 2016 | Ankara, Turkey RCSS participated at the annual NESA Strategic Summit, held in Ankara, Turkey, from the 31st of March to the 3rd of April 2016. This year’s su... Readmore

• Skills Development for Research/Dissertation

  16 March 2016| Colombo, Sri Lanka Regional Centre for Strategic Studies will be conducting one-day-workshops focusing on skills development for research and dissertation writing, starting fr... Readmore

• The Second Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Futures Network

  10 March 2016 | Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwa Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed, Executive Director (RCSS) presented a lecture on “Asia-Pacific Security in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities” o... Readmore

• Imagining South Asia in 2030 : Emerging Trends, Challenges and Alternatives

  01 March 2016 - 03 March 2016 | Pondicherry University, Pondicherry , India Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed, Executive Director (RCSS) delivered the keynote address on 1 March 2016, at the In... Readmore

• Dystopias : Can the youth in South Asia help?

  18 February 20| Colombo, Sri Lanka Professor Imtiaz Ahmed, Executive Director of RCSS, addressed the World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders ‘South Asia Bridge Initiative’ and Ceylon Cha... Readmore

• Implications of Climate Change in South Asia - The Experience of Sri Lanka

  19 January 2017 | BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka Organised jointly by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Hong Kong Dr. Peter Hefele Prof. Imit... Readmore

• 18th International River Symposium

  21 September 2015 – 23 September 2015 |  Brisbane, Australia Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed, Executive Director, RCSS  delivered a keynote address at the 18th International Riversymposium mana... Readmore

• Migrating Islands

  28 August 2015 |  Colombo, Sri Lanka By Mr.Mohamed Aslam Mr. Mohamed Aslam The lecture on "Migrant Islands" were done by the Mr. Mohmed Aslam, who is the Director of Land &am... Readmore

• IATUL Conference 2015

  5 July 2015 – 9 July 2015 |  Hannover, Germany Ms. Kamani Perera, the Librarian at RCSS participated in the 36th Annual International Association of University Libraries (IATUL) Conferenc... Readmore

• Summit : NESA Strategic Studies

  24 March 2015 – 25 March 2015 | Antalya, Turkey RCSS participated at the annual NESA Strategic Summit in Antalya, Turkey on 24 -25 March 2015. This year’s summit was held under the broad theme o... Readmore

• Shelton Kodikara Memorial Oration

  6 October 2015 |  BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka Shelton Kodikara Memorial Oration was held on 6 October 2015 at the BMICH Committee Room E. Professor Imtiaz Ahmed, Professor of Internationa... Readmore

• Chaophraya Dialogue 15

  8 December 2014 – 9 December 2014 | Krabi, Thailand The 15th Round of the Chaophraya Dialogue Krabi, Thailand: Key opinion makers from India and Pakistan, including parliamentarians, formerdip... Readmore

• Chaophraya Dialogue 14

  20 June 2014 – 21 June 2014 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand The 14th round of the Chaophraya Dialogue was held on the 20 – 21 June 2014 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was jointly organized by the Au... Readmore

• Understanding (R)evolution

  23 February 2014 – 25 February 2014 The Strategic Studies Summit, titled “(R)evolution”, was organised by the Near East and South Asia, Center for Strategic Studies in the United States fr... Readmore

• Chaophraya Dialogue 13

  23 January 2014 – 24 January 2014 | State Tower, Hotel Lebua, Bangkok The 13th Chaophraya Dialogue  was held on the rolex replica watches 23 – 24 January 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. ... Readmore

• Report : RCSS Ranks high among top global Think-Tanks

  22 January 2014 | New York, United States of America The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) based in Colombo has secured six ranks in the latest Global Think-Tank Index Report by... Readmore

• RCSS & AII Book Launch : RCSS & Australia India Institute( AII)

  19 January 2014 | Jaipur, India The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Australia India Institute (AII) at the University of Melbo... Readmore

• Chaophraya Dialogue 12

  17 July 2013 | State Tower, Hotel Lebua, Bangkok The Chaophraya Dialogue series is jointly organized by the Australia India Institute, Melbourne (AII), and the Jinnah Institute, Islamabad ... Readmore

• Conference : South Asian Economic Integration - A Strategic and Economic Appraisal

  11 June 2013 | Taj Samudra, Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS, in partnership with the Regional Programme SAARC of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), hoste... Readmore

• ASSET AGM

  29 May 2013 | Koffi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana The fifth Annual General Meeting of the Association for Security Sector Reform Education and Training (AS... Readmore

• Summit : NESA Strategic Forum - Water and Energy Security in South Asia and Indian Ocean Region

  06 November 2012  - 09 November 2012 | Lebua State, Tover Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies held the Strategic Forum on “The Chall... Readmore

• Summit : Strategic Studies

  3 November 2012 – 6 November 2012 |  Bangkok, Thailand Strategic Studies Network (SSN)  hold its  10th Annual SSN Plenary Meeting  Entitled the “Strategic Studies Sum... Readmore

• Meeting : Planning for South Asia Strategic Dialogue

  21 August 2012 – 22 August 2012 |  Jetwing Lagoon Hotel, Negambo, Sri Lanka RCSS organized a Planning Meeting for a possible South Asia strategic dialogue on 21st and 22nd A... Readmore

• Chaophraya Dialogue 9

  28 February 2012 – 29 February 2012 |  Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka Senior retired officers of the armed forces of India and Pakistan met at Colombo, Feb 28-29, 2012, for the 9t... Readmore

• Arab Spring – Developments in the Middle East

  18 January 2012 | RCSS, Colombo, Sri Lanka Readmore

• Launch of the COSATT Recommendations

  11 November 2011 | Kandy, Sri Lanka Launch of the COSATT Recommendations on “Energy & Environmental Security: A Cooperative Approach in South Asia” in Sri Lanka The COSATT recomme... Readmore

• Seminar : Sri Lanka - Post-Conflict Rebuilding of Society

  27 September 2011 | Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS in collaboration with The Centre for Security Analysis (CSA)  organized a seminar titled “Sri Lanka: Post-Confli... Readmore

• Meeting : Water & Energy Security Working Group of RNSSC

  13 July 2011 | Rixos Grand Hotel, Ankara, Turkey Mr. Chaminda Hettiarachchi- Associate Director, RCSS and Ms. Suranthi Boange, Programme Officer-RCSS, attended working group meetings ... Readmore

• World Peace Festival - 2011

  20 June 2011 | Berlin, Germany The World Peace Festival will be taking place from Saturday 20th August until Saturday 27th August in the heart of Berlin, Germany – – a location that symbo... Readmore

• Meeting : RNSSC-Energy & Water Security Working Groups

  10 April 2011 | Muscat, Oman Prof. Amal Jayawardane and Mr. Chaminda Hettiarachchi represented RCSS at the Energy & Water Security Working Group Sessions of the Regional Network of... Readmore

• Workshop : IDPs in Colombo

  28 January 2011 - 29 January 2011 | Galadari Hotel, Colombo The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), in collaboration with the Consortium for Non-Traditional Security Studi... Readmore

• Workshop : Verified Dismantlement of Retired Short Range Ballistic Missiles - The South Asian Context

  15 September 2010 | Hilton Residence, Colombo, Sri Lanka The Workshop on Verified Dismantlement of Retired Short Range Ballistic Missiles: The South Asian Context was the second part o... Readmore

• Workshop : Police Officers and Prosecutors in South Asia on Effectively Countering Terrorism

  08 June 2010 | Colombo, Sri Lanka The RCSS, along with the Center on Global Counter-terrorism Cooperation, organized a Regional Workshop for Police Officers and Prosecutors in South Asia on... Readmore

• Expert Round table on the Security Implications of Climate Change in South Asia

  28 March 2010 | Dhaka, Bangladesh An Expert Roundtable on the “Security Implications of Climate Change in South Asia” was held from  28th  – 29th  March 2010 in Dhaka, Ban... Readmore

• Seminar : From Winning the War to Winning Peace - Postwar Rebuilding of the Society in Sri Lanka

  28 August 2009 - 29 August 2009  | Colombo, Sri Lanka “I welcome the opportunity to engage in a discourse on an issue of critical importance to Sri Lanka with a distingu... Readmore

• RCSS Launches its New Website

  01 July 2009 | Colombo, Sri Lanka The formal launching of the new RCSS Website took place on Wednesday July 1, 2009 at the RCSS amidst the presence of a distinguished gathering. Execut... Readmore

• Workshop : Security Sector Transformation

  12 May 2009 | Kathmandu, Nepal Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) collaborated with the Global Facilitation Network for SSR, DCAF/ ISSAT in Geneva, the Institute for Strategic ... Readmore

• Session : Briefing the Diplomatic Community

  23 March 2009 | Colombo, Sri Lanka A briefing session on the outcome of the Workshop on Climate Change and Coastal Zones was conducted by RCSS and Stimson Centre to representatives of ... Readmore

• Workshop : Conflict and Peace in South & Southeast Asia

  23 January 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand Together with the Research Centre for Peace- Building at the Mahidol University, Bangkok, and the Berghof Foundation for Peace Support, Berlin, the Re... Readmore

• RCSS Co-hosts Trilateral Dialogue on Nuclear Issues in Colombo

  06 December 2008 - 07 December 2008 | Colombo, Sri Lanka Together with the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) in New Delhi, RCSS hosted an India-Pakistan-China Trila... Readmore

• Meeting : RNSSC Working Group in Colombo

  12 October 2008 | Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS, together with Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) of the National Defense University in Washington D.C., hosted Working ... Readmore

• Meeting : International Research Committee of RCSS

  06 August 2008 | Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS convened a meeting of its International Research Committee (IRC) that guides the centre’s research and core activities, on August 6, 2008 in Colomb... Readmore

• RCSS Roundtable on the Expanding Role of SAARC

  07 July 2008 | Colombo, Sri Lanka As a precursor to the SAARC Summit held in Colombo in July/ August 2008 the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) organized and hosted a Roundtable D... Readmore

• Pakistan Senate Delegation Visits to RCSS

  13 March 2008 | Colombo, Sri Lanka A Roundtable Discussion was hosted by RCSS on the occasion of the visit made to the Centre by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed of the Pakistan Senate Stan... Readmore

• Conference : Human Security+10 of South Asia

  22 January 2008 | Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS in collaboration with Safer world, UK hosted the conference on “Human Security + 10: Emerging Issues for the coming Decade in South Asia” for th... Readmore

• International Police Station Visitors Week - 2006

  13 November 2007 | Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS in cooperation with the Public Relations and Media Coordination Bureau of the Sri Lanka Police Department, conducted the Police Station Visitors Week a... Readmore

• First Annual Convention of the Consortium of NTS-Asia

  04 November 2007 | Colombo, Sri Lanka The First Annual Convention of the Consortium of Non-Traditional Security in Asia, jointly organized by the RCSS and NTS-Asia consortium based in Si... Readmore

• UN International Day of Peace - 2007

  21 September 2007 | Colombo, Sri Lanka Each year, thousands of events take place all around the world to celebrate the International Day of Peace. These events provide an opportunity to i... Readmore

• International Police Station Visitors Week - 2007

  14 March 2007 | Jaipur, India The Regional Awards Ceremony of the Altus Global Police Station Visitors Week, organized by RCSS was held in Jaipur, India on 14th March 2007. Awards were p... Readmore

• Roundtable Discussion : Transnational challenges facing the South Asian region and their global implications

  28 January 2007 | Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS organized a roundtable for Ms. Nicole Zdrowjewski of the Regional Voices Project of the Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, D.C., USA to intera... Readmore

• Meeting : RCSS Chapters

  12 November 2000 | Chennai, Karachi and Sylhet  Chennai: Workshop on ‘Rethinking Security in South Asia’ (R. Sridhar) A one day workshop titled ’Rethinking Security in South Asia’ ... Readmore

• Conference : Governance and Security in South Asia

  19 August 2000 | Colombo, Sri Lanka A diagnosis of the crisis of governance in South Asia and its implications for the security of its plural societies is required before any remedial acti... Readmore

• Pakistan Tour : RCSS New Delhi Chapter (Nayana Bose)

  28 March 2000 They struck a chord in the heart of the city, when three Summer Alumni of the New Delhi Chapter arrived in Islamabad on an insightful 9-day visit in March, 2000 to uphold RCS... Readmore

• Non-Traditional Security Issues in Asia

  11 October 1999 - 12 October 1999 | Rajendrapur, Bangladesh A Planning and Co-ordination Conference related to the above theme was jointly organised by the RCSS and Banglade... Readmore

• Refugees and Displaced Persons in South Asia

  9 February 1998 – 11 February 1998 |  Rajendrapur, Bangladesh RCSS organized a regional seminar on Refugees and International Security in South Asia on 9-11 February 1998 in Rajendrapur... Readmore

• Water, Power and People

  1 January 1997 |  Colombo, Sri Lanka A South Asian Manifesto on the Politics and Knowledge of Water By Imtiaz Ahmed, Ajaya Dixit, Ashis Nandy The last fifty years of water managemen... Readmore

• Newer Sources of National Insecurity in South Asia

  7 November 1996 – 11 November 1996 |  Paro, Bhutan RCSS organized a regional seminar on Newer Sources of National Insecurity in South Asia on 7-11 November 1996 with the support of the Ford ... Readmore

• Ethnicity and Constitutional Reform in South Asia

  19 February 1995 – 20 February 1995 |  Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS organized a regional seminar on Ethnicity and Constitutional Reform in South Asia on 19-20 February 1995 with the support of the... Readmore

• Ethnicity and Constitutional Reform in South Asia

  19 February 1995 – 20 February 1995 |  Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS organized a regional seminar on Ethnicity and Constitutional Reform in South Asia on 19-20 February 1995 with the support of t... Readmore

• Diplomacy and Domestic Politics

  14 August 1994 – 16 August 1994 |  Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS organized a regional seminar on Diplomacy and Domestic Politics on 14-16 August 1994 with the support of the Ford Foundation. Readmore

• Refugees and International Security in South Asia

  10 June 1994 – 12 June 1994 |  Colombo, Sri Lanka RCSS organized a regional seminar on Refugees and International Security in South Asia on 10-12 June 1994 with the support of the Ford Found... Readmore