Dr. K Sanath Chandana de Silva

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Head of Department
Short CV
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Research Interests
Research & Publications
Graduate Supervision
Other Responsibilities
Awards & Grants
Membership & Fellowships
  • Short CV

  • Short CV

    Dr. Sanath De Silva completed his primary and secondary education at St Sebastian's College from 1980 to 1993. He was one of the four members of the first batch of Arts stream students from 1990 to 1993. He also served as a member of the teaching staff at the college from 1993-1997. His research interest spans Nuclear Disarmament and Nuclear Security of South Asia.  Dr. De Silva Recently obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of the International Relations University of Colombo for the research study titled “Nuclear Complexities in South Asia: Sri Lanka's Security Concerns under the Nuclear Shadow”. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kelaniya and Master of International Relations from the University of Colombo. He is also an alumnus of the United States University of Defence and Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) Dr. DeSilva was a former working group member of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Border Security group of Regional Network for Strategic Studies Centers (RNSSC), Washington DC. He completed his Advanced Security Corporation Course at the College of Security Studies at Daniel K Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Honolulu, Hawaii in 2016. He was a scholarship recipient of the Generation Seventeen Asia Pacific Leadership Program at the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii in 2017. Dr. De Silva is a visiting resource person at the Command and Staff College, Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka Military Academy Diyatalawa, Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay, and Officer Career Development Center, Buttala. One of his publications, co-authored with Prof (Emeritus)WI Siriweera,  titled “Warfare in Sri Lanka: Military history of the Island from earliest Times Up to Independence” was nominated for the State Literary Awards in the category of Academic and Research in 2017. 

  • Qualifications

  • Qualifications

    Academic Qualifications

    • Doctor of International Relations, University of Colombo - 2020
    • Master of International Relations, University of Colombo
    • Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations: Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies
    • Batchelor of Arts, University of Kelaniya (Second Class-Upper Division)

    Professional Qualifications

    • Change Leadership Certificate Course, East-West Center; 2020
    • Leadership Fellow: Asia Pacific leadership Programme, Generation 17, East-West Center, Honolulu Hawaii, 2018
    • Applications of Radiation and Radioisotopes, Department of Nuclear Science, University of Colombo- 2017
    • Fellow Advance Security Corporation Course, Asia Pacific Center of Strategic Studies, Honolulu Hawaii, 2016
    • Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE), 2015, KDU staff Development Centre
    • Course on Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy, National Defence University, Washington DC- 2010.
    • Diploma in Mass Communication, (First Class) Sri Lanka Media Foundation-1995
  • Teaching Areas

  • Teaching Areas

    • International Relations
    • Arms Control and Disarmament
    • CBRN and Border Security
    • History of Sri Lanka
    • Military History
    • Development Peace and Security
    • Leadership
  • Research Interests

  • Research Interests

    • Security concerns of non-nuclear states in South Asia
    • Dual-use of CBRN material and Border Security
    • Serendipity, Complexity, and Resilience, Sri Lanka's 21st-century narrative building
    • The present condition of the ancient reservoir system of Sri Lanka.
  • Research & Publications

  • Research & Publications

    Editorial work

    • KDU IRC Faculty Editor – 2012, 2013,


    Books


    Chapters & web documents


    Referred Journal articles

    • De Silva Sanath (Under Review) Disarmament, Indian Ocean and Strategic Externalities: The Case of Sri Lanka- Journal of Peace and Disarmament (Journal by The Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA))


    Conference papers


    Unpublished thesis

    • Nuclear Complexities in South Asia: Sri Lanka’s Security concerns under the nuclear shadow (Candidates own PhD thesis, Submitted to the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo)


    Youtube Links

  • Graduate Supervision

  • Graduate Supervision

    Year 2020- Defence Services Command and Staff College, Sapuaskanda

    • Factors Influencing the Implementation of National Security Strategy within Sri Lanka Army- Major Krishan Jayathilaka,
    • Study on Nuclearisation Of India and its impact on Sri Lanka- Major TVS Tharanga.
    • Contemporary Challenges Faced by CBRNe (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive) Unit of Sri Lanka Army Engineers Regiment- Major Anuradha Kodippili
    • Nuclear Energy as a Source of Power in Sri Lanka: A Study on Security Concern- Lt. Com. Ranga Bamunusinghe
    • Emerging Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNe) Threat to National Security from Industrial and Medical Perspective- Sq. Leader Daham Wickramaratne
    • Terrorism and Public Security: A Study on Sri Lanka's Public Railway System in Colombo- Maj. Cong Lieu

    MSc in Management -Faculty of Graduate Studies KDU

    • Enhancing the Surveillance Capabilities of Sri Lanka Air Force to Strengthen the National Maritime Security in the Joint Services Environment- Wing Commander Chandana Ratnayake
  • Other Responsibilities

  • Other Responsibilities

    • Secretary KDU International Research Conference 2020
    • Coordinator: Daniel K Inouye Center for Asia Pacific Security Studies (APCSS)
    • Faculty Representative- KDU Care
    • Coordinator- KDU -IPS Seminar on US Indo-Pacific Policy- September 2021
  • Awards & Grants

  • Awards & Grants

    • 'Honda"fellowship Grant-Leadership Fellow -Generation 17 -East West Center- Honolulu Hawaii (2016)
    • Advance Security Cooperation fellow, USA Department of Defence, -Daniel K Inouye Center for Asia Pacific Security Studies, APSS, (2016)

    Nominations for Awards

    • Book co-authored with prof (Emeritus)WI Siriweera, “Warfare in Sri Lanka: Military history of the Island from earliest Times Up to Independence” was nominated to the best three finalists of the the State Literary Awards- 2017 in the category of “Academic and Research”in 2017.
  • Membership & Fellowships

  • Membership & Fellowships

    • Alumnus Diplomacy at the United States defense University Washington DC
    • Alumnus Near East Center for South Asia
    • Member of the Working Group, WMD and Border Security at the Regional Network for Strategic Studies Centers, Washington DC
    • Advance Security Studies Fellow, Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii -2016
    • Leadership Fellow Asia Pacific Leadership Program, East-West Center, Honolulu Hawaii. -2017