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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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Perceptions of BRI partners towards China: A Sri Lankan Perspective

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In this episode, Dr. Ladhu R. Choudhary speaks to me about strategic objectives of China’s BRI, its implications on the evolving Indo-Pacific regional order, and responses by BRI partners. I explore the utility of BRI for smaller states in the region in context of the Sri Lankan economic crisis and discusses how China’s behavior during…… Continue reading Perceptions of BRI partners towards China: A Sri Lankan Perspective