Shakthi De Silva is a nonresident Vasey Fellow at Pacific Forum International and a visiting lecturer at the Royal Institute of Colombo, the Defence Services Command and Staff College, the Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, where he teaches courses on international relations. He previously served as a lecturer at the University of Colombo and as a researcher attached to the Sri Lankan Defense Ministry’s and Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ think tanks.