An honors graduate of the London School of Economics and former advisor to President Jimmy Carter at the Carter Presidential Center, Asanka Pathiraja Dissects complex geopolitical flashpoints and provides context and socio-economic and historical analysis to his audience.

In this week's episode, Asanka provides context and analysis on the factors that have lead to the worst financial crisis to envelope Sri Lanka since its independence in 1948.

Sri Lanka

Asanka Pathiraja talks about the issues that the Afghanistan conflict and subsequent withdrawal caused for the United States and other world powers. This was recorded in July 2021

Afghanistan (July 2021)

In this episode, Asanka Pathiraja explains the Russia and Ukraine conflict as well as its social, political, and economic global implications.