Focus 85 – South Asian Humans of Lisboa (I): What Is To Be Done?
Abstract
South (and East Asians) increasingly roam the streets of Lisbon. We all share the same spaces, under the same sun – and meet each other on a daily basis. However, we tend not to talk to each other, much less cross stares; there is little to no communication, hence...
An SADF Conversation on Maoists and Government Welfare in India (book by Suparna Banerjee)
2023.04.27 Online conversation on Streamyard
11:00 UTC
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Participants:
Paulo Casaca, Director SADF (Moderator)
Dr Suparna Banerjee, Researcher & Author (Speaker)
Dr Siegfried O. Wolf, Research Director, SADF (Discussant)
This SADF conversation aims at an in-depth discussion of the recently published book ‘Maoist and Government Welfare - Excluding...
Working Paper 30 – From The Washington Consensus To Beijing’s Rising Sun
Abstract
In June 2022, a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Ashfaque Hassan Khan during an SADF Webinar on the economic future of Pakistan presented what may be called a bottom-up analysis an IMF Structural Adjustment Plan – most specifically as applied in Pakistan, most generally-speaking as has been repeatedly applied worldwide....
Comment 253 – Pakistan’s Political Chaos
On Tuesday, March 14th, violent clashes erupted between security forces and political opposition members in several urban areas. The epicentre of the confrontation was the residence of Imran Khan, former Prime Minister (PM) and chairmen of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The events were triggered by two arrest...
COMMENT 252 Sri Lanka in disarray – what next?
ue to a twin political and economic crisis, Sri Lanka is facing its most challenging situation since independence (1948). The impacts of the 2019 terrorist attacks (‘Easter Bombings’), the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine were compounded by years-long economic mismanagement, nepotism, corruption, and increasing authoritarianism. Unsustainable...
An SADF Conversation ‘2023: Where is Sri Lanka heading?’
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On March the 9th at 13h00 (UGT) SADF promoted a conversation titled ‘2023: Where is Sri Lanka heading?’. Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, SADF Research Director, shared the floor with speaker Mr. Asanga Abeygoonasekara, Executive Director South Asia Foresight Network(SAFN) and Senior Fellow at the Millennium Project, Washington DC.
2022 was a...
An SADF Conversation – 2023: Where Is Sri Lanka Heading?
2023.03.09 Online conversation on Streamyard
13:00 UTC
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With:
Asanga Abeygoonasekara (Speaker)
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera is a Sri Lankan international security and geopolitics analyst and strategic advisor. He is a Senior Fellow and Executive Director of the South Asia Foresight Network under Millennium Project in Washington DC....
COMMENT 251 – Pakistan’s Election Drama
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf is Director of Research at SADF (Coordinator: Democracy Research Programme); he was educated at the Institute of Political Science (IPW) and South Asia Institute (SAI), both Heidelberg University. Additionally he is member (affiliated researcher) of the SAI as well as a former research fellow at...
An SADF Conversation: The Future of Eu-Bangladesh Relations
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On February the 14th at 8h00 (UTC) SADF promoted a conversation titled ‘The future of EU-Bangladesh relations’.
SADF Director Paulo Casaca moderated the conversation, which included two guest speakers. Dr Willem van der Geest, a Dutch economist specialised in economic development, international trade, market access barriers and sustainable development goals (SDGs),...
COMMENT 250 – Pakistan and US, Allies or Foes?
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at SADF (Coordinator: Democracy Research Programme); he was educated at the Institute of Political Science (IPW) and South Asia Institute (SAI), both Heidelberg University. Additionally he is member (affiliated researcher) of the SAI as well as a former research fellow at IPW...