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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

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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 

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Outcomes of the G20 Summit in Antalya

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Last week this page gave an overview into what the G20 is and what their summits are about. It helped understand what the group of 19 states and the EU stands for. It is the background to understanding the outcomes of the meeting in Antalya which will be discussed today. It should be mentioned at…… Continue reading Outcomes of the G20 Summit in Antalya

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Understanding the G20 Summit in Turkey

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Whilst the world was talking about the bombings and shootings that took place in a few cities around the world over the previous weekend, a group of the world’s leading economies met for discussion. The 15th and 16th of November and the lead up to that weekend saw the Group of Twenty, commonly referred to…… Continue reading Understanding the G20 Summit in Turkey