Pri's blog

  The 10 th Global South Women’s Forum (GSWF 2025)  convened by the International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific , aimed to claim the multilateralism system as rightfully ours.  As it functions currently, the multilateral system does not work for us,  i.e. women of the Global South.   Alma Rosa Colin Colin from Mexico and working with Equidad de Género: Ciudadanía, Trabajo y Familia , a participant at the GSWF 2025 observed that if we want a system that can break the relations that tie us to the dynamics of dependence, inequality and injustice, we must wonder if multilateralism ever worked for us.  I would say that it hasn’t. I would go a step further and say that if one defines multilateralism as an alliance of countries pursuing a common goal based on principles of inclusivity, equality and cooperation to foster a more peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world, then the multilateral system as we know it didn’t just not work for us, it ...

  The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) was 50 last year. It was a cause  for celebration and spawned, among other things, the Festival of Ideas where BCIS created  an open space for engagement with a wide range of new stakeholders. It was also the year  that we applied for and successfully secured institutional accreditation with the Ministry of  Higher Education and acquired degree awarding status. In 2025, one year into the next half  century of our existence, we are working on creating opportunities for our students, our  lecturers, our staff, our governing body members and our public constituencies, to become  familiar with new, challenging trends in the global conversations around international  relations. We are aiming to strengthen our capacity to re-examine some of the well-worn  concepts of international relations theory, engage with global south perspectives and  alternatives, decolonise our epistemolo...