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Out now! From Friendship to Dependency

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My monograph From Friendship to Dependency: Analysing Sri Lankaโ€™s Foreign Policymaking Towards China is now available for purchase through KW Publishers. Grab your copy now! From Friendship to Dependency: Analysing Sri Lankaโ€™s Foreign Policymaking Towards Chinaย employs a Neoclassical Realist lens to analyse Sri Lankaโ€™s foreign policymaking towards China, emphasising the domestic factors that shape decision-making…… Continue reading Out now! From Friendship to Dependency

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Navigating Seas of Cooperation: China’s Military Diplomacy in Sri Lanka

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Chinaโ€™s security relations with Sri Lanka are relatively understudied compared to its political and economic relationships with Sri Lankaโ€”despite the publicity when military vessels or research vessels visit Sri Lankan ports. This research contributes to developing the conversation and knowledge surrounding Chinaโ€™s influence in South Asia by deliberating on the Sino-Sri Lankan defence relationship from…… Continue reading Navigating Seas of Cooperation: China’s Military Diplomacy in Sri Lanka

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US tariffs and emergence of new world order

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Bold statements, extravagant research reports and media shows appear to be at the core of current US foreign policy. Regardless of its policies and points of view, researchers produce reports through the Congress Research Service (CRS) that contain important advice for the United States. However, over the years, the well-researched expert advice appears to have…… Continue reading US tariffs and emergence of new world order

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U.S. relations with Sri Lanka:

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A Case of Impulsiveness, Missed Opportunities and Strategic Competition You can now read my latest book chapter “U.S. relations with Sri Lanka: A Case of Impulsiveness, Missed Opportunities and Strategic Competition” that was published in The Routledge Handbook of US Foreign Policy in the Indo-Pacific (2022). This chapter examines United Statesโ€™ relations with Sri Lanka…… Continue reading U.S. relations with Sri Lanka: