KDU establishes Center for Strategic Assessment
June 08, 2023The Faculty of Defence and Strategic Studies (FDSS) of the Kotelawala Defenece University (KDU) has established the Center for Strategic Assessment (CSA) with the support of the Institute for Security Governance (ISG), USA.
According to KDU media sources the CSA conducted an inaugural workshop at the boardroom of FDSS on Tuesday (Jun 06, 2023) with the participation of the KDU Vice Chancellor Major General Milinda Peiris.
The CSA is headed by Dr. Harinda Vidanage as its director. Dr. Sanath De Silva serves as the Programme Manager, supported by the Research Coordinator and Research Officer of the Department of Strategic Studies, and linked to the Ministry of Defence via the three Research Officers of the Institute of National Security Studies of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), it says.
The main objective of establishing the CSA is to serve as a center for policy formulation in Sri Lanka. It would enhance strategic decision-making while providing assessment and analysis on various policy issues with support of experts, policymakers, and stakeholders, it says.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Defence & Administration) Brigadier DCA Wickramasinghe made the opening remarks at the workshop. Representatives of the ISG, Dr. Oscar De Soto, Dr. Barak Salmoni, Max Kelly, Matt Ashley, Dean of FDSS, officials of the DSS including the Head of the Department, Research Coordinator and members of the academic staff also participated in the workshop.
