Category: Indian Ocean Region

21st Century Maritime Silk Road · China · Foreign Policy · Geopolitics · Indian Ocean Region · International Relations · Sri Lanka

Geopolitical Importance of Sri Lanka in the 21st Century: The Case of the Belt & Road Initiative

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Sri Lanka has established itself as an essential node in commercial and security activities in the Indian Ocean due to its central location and equidistance in the east-west maritime corridor. Sri Lanka has received greater attention since its subscription to China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) and its preceding programmes in 2013. Therefore, this study…… Continue reading Geopolitical Importance of Sri Lanka in the 21st Century: The Case of the Belt & Road Initiative

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

Indian Ocean Region · Maritime Domain Awareness · Maritime Security Cooperation · Non-Traditional Security

Maritime Security Cooperation: From Mistrust to Trust in the Indian Ocean Region

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Home to one fifth of the world’s waterbody, the Indian Ocean is abundant with a variety of mineral and biological resources. As the ocean space housing one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, it is crucial that its natural resources and its environment are safeguarded. Historically, this ocean space has been an area of great…… Continue reading Maritime Security Cooperation: From Mistrust to Trust in the Indian Ocean Region

21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Some comments
21st Century Maritime Silk Road · China · Diplomacy · Indian Ocean Region · International Relations · Preventive Diplomacy · Sri Lanka

21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Some comments

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View a few of the comments I made at the regional workshop on the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Considering Security Implications held in Yangon, Myanmar on the Friedrich Ebert-Stiftung page. My presentation focused on the use of Preventive Diplomacy in Mitigating Future Threats to Security.

Indian Ocean Region · International Relations · Maritime Policy · Sri Lanka

Maritime Safety and Security Challenges: A Sri Lankan Perspective

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Abstract Island countries of the Indian Ocean Region face many maritime security challenges, such as piracy, trafficking of illicit drugs and people, environmental concerns, border security etc. Straddled centrally in the region, Sri Lanka has issues unique to itself like its close proximity to the Sea Lanes of Communication, the nuclear power status of its…… Continue reading Maritime Safety and Security Challenges: A Sri Lankan Perspective