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Out now! From Friendship to Dependency

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

Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia
21st Century Maritime Silk Road · Belt & Road Initiative · China · Diplomacy · Foreign Policy · Geopolitics · South Asia · Sri Lanka

Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia

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Post from KDU- Faculty of Defence & Strategic Studies’ social media Dr. Bhagya Senaratne, Senior Lecturer, Department of Strategic Studies was offered the position of Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia at New York University Shanghai (NYUSH), China commencing in Fall 2022. She makes history in being the first academic from the Faculty of Defence &…… Continue reading Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia

China · Diplomacy · Economics · Foreign Policy · Geopolitics · Indian Ocean Region · Indo-Pacific · International Relations · Neoclassical Realism · South Asia · Sri Lanka · US Foreign Policy

Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: Foreign Policy Amidst Domestic Tumult 

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“Since the start of the new year, Sri Lanka has fallen deeper into an economic crisis. The crisis has led to protests across the country, the resignation of its Prime Minister, and its first debt default since independence. Ranil Wickremesinghe has recently been appointed as Sri Lanka’s prime minister for the sixth time, three days…… Continue reading Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: Foreign Policy Amidst Domestic Tumult 

China · Diplomacy · Foreign Policy · Myanmar · Neoclassical Realism · Pakistan · Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Relations with China from 1948 to 1995: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis

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Post-independent Sri Lanka fostered state-level economic ties with China at a time it was not envisaged. However, once established, trade relations expanded and even influenced other areas of Sino-Lanka relations. Hence, the objectives of this research are to analyse why Sri Lanka opted to establish unconventional relations with China and to examine what factors influenced…… Continue reading Sri Lanka’s Relations with China from 1948 to 1995: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis

21st Century Maritime Silk Road · China · Diplomacy · Indian Ocean Region · Preventive Diplomacy · Sri Lanka

21st Century Maritime Silk Route: Preventive Diplomacy as a Mechanism to Mitigate Future Security Implications

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The Indian Ocean Region is one of the most sought after regions in the 21st century due to the abundance of resources and maritime trade. The region is witnessing the confluence of many regional and extra-regional powers, as it is increasingly being traversed by Chinese trade and supply of natural resources. The initiation of the…… Continue reading 21st Century Maritime Silk Route: Preventive Diplomacy as a Mechanism to Mitigate Future Security Implications