Kagusthan Ariaratnam is multi-skilled security, defense, intelligence, and counterterrorism analyst with over 25 years of experience. Between the periods of 1990-2010, he has worked with several international intelligence agencies in a substantial capacity. As Ariaratnam had fought both as an insurgent during the Sri Lankan civil war with the Tamil Tigers, and later against the insurgents as a military intelligence analyst with the Sri Lankan Military Intelligence Corps, he possesses unique knowledge of the contemporary counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations. For advancing global war on terrorism, Ariaratnam received the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Award in October 2003. Possessing unique knowledge of counter radicalization and counterterrorism, Ariaratnam worked for many organizations including India’s Foreign Intelligence Agency the Research and Analysis Wing, the Directorate of Military Intelligence of Sri Lanka, the Canadian Security Intelligence Services, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research in Singapore. After finding refuge in Canada, he was invited to speak in counter-radicalization and counter-terrorism conferences in Singapore, France, England, and Sri Lanka, where Ariaratnam shared his experiences from the field. In pursuit of sharing his distinctly different knowledge with like-minded groups, Ariaratnam has co-founded an Ottawa, Ontario based independent and non-profit research initiative, “Project O Five” that was formed to focus on a wide variety of subjects which are international in scope and consist of counter-radicalization and counter-terrorism research, strategic and tactical intelligence analysis, and threat briefs. Many links to Ariaratnam's declassified work can be found on his project website, which is: www.projectofive.ca