Senior Lecturer, Grade-II
Department of International Relations
Ph.D. (Colombo), M.Phil. (Oslo), B.A (Hons) (Colombo)
CTHE (UOC), SEDA (UK)
Office: +94 (0)11 2500433 Email: menik@inr.cmb.ac.lk
Menik Wakkumbura is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and a former Consultant at the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (2009–2018). With over 18 years of experience in teaching, her expertise spans International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Foreign Policy, Security Studies, and Geopolitics, with a particular focus on South Asia. Her research and publications primarily address post-war peacebuilding in Sri Lanka, the role of third parties in international negotiations, Sri Lanka’s foreign policy and maritime security issues. In 2023, she co-founded the Youth Wellness Center at the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, where she is actively involved in capacity building and providing wellness services to undergraduates.