Agora Insights
Ideas for
the moment.
Analysis. Perspective. Debate.

Timely analysis and informed commentary on economics, geopolitics, governance, technology, business and the forces reshaping Sri Lanka and the world.

About Insights
Think deeply.
Read widely.

The world moves quickly. Good analysis should move with it.

Agora Insights is the Institute’s platform for timely analysis, commentary and intellectual exchange.

It complements Agora’s longer research publications by providing a space for researchers and experts to respond to emerging developments and important public questions.

The objective is not to react to every headline, but to understand what matters and why.

Insight Library
Latest thinking.

Explore Agora’s latest analysis, commentary, interviews and expert perspectives.

Analysis
Agora Research
What Makes an Economy Competitive?

Understanding productivity, institutions, investment and the foundations of long-term growth.

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Geopolitics
Strategic Analysis
A New Strategic Landscape in the Indian Ocean

Examining the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean and its implications for Sri Lanka.

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Technology
Future Studies
Artificial Intelligence and the Future State

How AI could transform public administration, productivity and the relationship between citizens and government.

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Commentary
Agora Commentary
Institutions Matter More Than Personalities

Why durable institutions are essential to sustainable governance and prosperity.

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Interview
Agora Conversations
In Conversation: The Future of Public Policy

A conversation with a leading policy thinker about evidence, institutions and decision-making.

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Analysis
Economic Policy
Fiscal Policy After Economic Crisis

Exploring the difficult choices surrounding public finance, debt and sustainable growth.

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Areas of Coverage
The world through
an Agora lens.

Our editorial coverage reflects the Institute’s broad intellectual mandate.

01
Economics

Markets, policy, growth and development.

02
Geopolitics

Power, diplomacy and strategic affairs.

03
Governance

Institutions, democracy and public administration.

04
Technology

AI, innovation and future studies.

05
Business

Enterprise, competitiveness and investment.

Expert Voices
Perspectives worth hearing.
Good policy begins with the courage to ask uncomfortable questions.
Agora Perspective
Economic freedom and strong institutions are complementary, not competing ideas.
Agora Perspective
The best forecasts begin by understanding what we do not know.
Agora Perspective
Multimedia
Listen. Watch. Engage.
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Agora Conversations

Long-form conversations with economists, diplomats, policymakers, academics, entrepreneurs and public thinkers.

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Agora Video

Lectures, interviews, public forums and expert discussions from the Institute’s events programme.

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The ideas worth knowing.

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