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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

Defence Policy · Foreign Policy · Geopolitics · India · Indo-Pacific · International Relations · Security · Sri Lanka

Geopolitical Realities Faced by Small States: A Comparison of New Zealand and Sri Lanka’s Relationships with Their Closest Neighbors

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New Zealand and Sri Lanka neighbor regional powers: Australia and India, respectively. Australia and India wield considerable influence in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions due to their size, wealth, and resources. The island-states in Australia’s neighborhood are dependent on Australia for trade and security, whereas India’s neighbors engage in trade, have security pacts, and…… Continue reading Geopolitical Realities Faced by Small States: A Comparison of New Zealand and Sri Lanka’s Relationships with Their Closest Neighbors

Belt & Road Initiative · China · Economics · International Relations · United Nations · US Foreign Policy

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

Indian Ocean Region · Indo-Pacific · International Relations

Exploring Elections in the Indo-Pacific region

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In this episode of the Indo-Pacific Circle podcasts, I explore elections in the Indo-Pacific region with Mr. Charana Kanankegamage. The year 2024 can be dubbed as the election year, as approximately 70 countries take to the polls across parliamentary and presidential elections. Mr Kanankegamage opines that trade, commerce and security partnerships will determine the aftermath…… Continue reading Exploring Elections in the Indo-Pacific region

China · Foreign Policy · Geopolitics · Indo-Pacific · International Relations · South Asia · Sri Lanka · States Leaders · US Foreign Policy

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 States’ relations with Sri Lanka…… Continue reading U.S. relations with Sri Lanka: