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Sri Lanka’s Post-Independence Defence Policy: Past, Present and Future Projections

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I organised a national seminar for General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka titled “Sri Lanka’s Post-Independence Defence Policy” on 2nd June 2022 to discuss the development of Sri Lanka’s Defence Policy during the period since Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948. The seminar deliberated on various aspects of Sri Lanka’s defence policy…… Continue reading Sri Lanka’s Post-Independence Defence Policy: Past, Present and Future Projections

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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:

21st Century Maritime Silk Road · Belt & Road Initiative · China · Economics · Foreign Policy · Geopolitics · Sri Lanka

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

Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia
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Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia

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Post from KDU- Faculty of Defence & Strategic Studies’ social media Dr. Bhagya Senaratne, Senior Lecturer, Department of Strategic Studies was offered the position of Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia at New York University Shanghai (NYUSH), China commencing in Fall 2022. She makes history in being the first academic from the Faculty of Defence &…… Continue reading Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia

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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