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Out now! From Friendship to Dependency

October 10, 2025 Bhagya Senaratne, Ph.D.Leave a comment

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

May 28, 2022 Bhagya Senaratne, Ph.D.Leave a comment

“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 · Economics · South Asia · Sri Lanka

Chinese Financing in South Asia: The Story of Sri Lanka

January 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Bhagya Senaratne, Ph.D.Leave a comment

“Domestic pressure within Sri Lanka has remained a driving force behind bilateral relations with China, especially when other friendly countries were unable to assist Sri Lanka in times of need.” Read the full article on the Stimson Center publication, South Asian Voices.

Economics · International Relations

Outcomes of the G20 Summit in Antalya

November 28, 2015December 3, 2015 Bhagya Senaratne, Ph.D.Leave a comment

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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