COLOMBO (News 1st) - If anything, 2022 has taught us the futility of war and in the midst of post-pandemic recovery also pressed on the importance of economic interdependence to protect peace. This column will highlight a few events that eclipsed the world this year; Russia’s war in Ukraine, t...

As the war in Ukraine protracts, and as Vladimir Putin is delaying the repair of a gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 that stands currently as Russia’s biggest pipeline to Europe, the EU races to find alternative energy sources. In the blanketing winter that engulfs Europe this season, the energy cris...

Colombo (News 1st) - Sri Lanka draws nearer to the end of what has been the most tumultuous year in its history, but it does not leave behind the stains of a declining economy back in 2022. In the new year, Sri Lanka has an IMF bailout to work towards, in addition to working towards balancing the b...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has produced the largest military conflict since the Second World War. NATO and the EU have been consistently directing all strategies towards weakening the grit of the Kremlin and serving them with sanctions that have been having extraordinary implications on Russ...

Subsequent to being parried by NATO member Turkey for decades, Stockholm and Helsinki made a formal request for membership to join the defensive military alliance this May; a request that was approved in June this year. The procedure is a lengthy diplomatic process and unanimous approval from all 30...