This article was originally published by The Geopolitics on September 20, 2020 After more than 25 years of tense, protracted, and bloody … More
Author: Kagusthan Ariaratnam
Kagusthan Ariaratnam is multi-skilled security, defense, intelligence, and counterterrorism analyst with over 25 years of experience. From 1990 to 2010, he was working 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 terror, Ariaratnam received the Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies Award in October 2003.
Combining Three Tiers of Intelligence-Gathering Is Key to Keeping Russia and China at Bay
This article was originally published by “The Geopolitics” on June 28, 2020 The U.S. and its allies today face two major geopolitical … More
A New Era for China’s “Wolf Warrior Diplomacy”
This article was originally published by “The Geopolitics” on June 25, 2020 China’s “wolf warrior diplomacy” is entering a new … More
Special Report: Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Bombings – An Intelligence Failure? Or an Intelligence Operation?
This article was originally published by “NATO Association of Canada” on May 25, 2020. Since the Easter Sunday bombings that … More
Timely and Innovative Intelligence Tradecraft Is the Need of the Day to Save the Afghanistan Peace Deal
This article was originally published by “The Geopolitics” on May 6, 2020 While the entire world is grappling with the … More
The Difference between Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing
Introduction The distinction between genocide and ethnic cleansing is a “grey area” that befuddles scholars, policy makers, and students alike. … More
U.N. ban on Sri Lanka’s peacekeepers led by alleged war criminal is the tip of the iceberg
This article was originally published by “NATO Association of Canada” on October 1, 2019. The U.N. peacekeeping department last week … More
The Role of Arts in Countering Violent Extremism
This article was originally published by “NATO Association of Canada” on March 25, 2019. After five years of brutal fighting, … More
Opinion: Returning ISIS foreign fighters, what needs to be done?
This article was originally published by “NATO Association of Canada” on March 4, 2019. An American citizen and former college … More
A Prose Fiction: The ‘Coming of Age’ and the Problems of Youth
This article was originally published on “The Modern Diplomacy” on March 3, 2019. The influence of family, school, church, and … More
