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From Friendship to Dependency: Analysing Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policymaking Towards China de Bhagya Senaratne

From Friendship to Dependency: Analysing Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policymaking Towards China

Autor Bhagya Senaratne
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 sep 2026
This book employs a Neoclassical Realist framework to analyze Sri Lanka's foreign policymaking towards China, emphasizing domestic factors that shape decision-making processes. It examines why Sri Lanka-China relations since the 1990s have been criticized for financial over-reliance and debt trap allegations. It argues that these relations are deeply influenced by domestic political dynamics, including the roles of state leaders, foreign policy executives, and strategic culture, and also:
  • Applies Neoclassical Realist framework to analyze Sri Lanka's foreign policymaking towards China, emphasizing domestic factors that shape decision-making processes
  • Examines the evolution of Sri Lanka-China relations since the 1990s, addressing criticisms of financial over-reliance and debt trap allegations from a Sri Lankan perspective
  • Analyzes the roles of state leaders, foreign policy executives, and strategic culture in shaping bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and China
  • Provides a unique analysis that grants agency to Sri Lankan decision-makers rather than focusing primarily on Chinese positionality in the relationship
  • Investigates key drivers of bilateral economic and security relations, including major infrastructure projects and foreign borrowings
This title has been co-published with Knowledge World Publishers. T&F does not sell or distribute the print versions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri lanka.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781041411666
ISBN-10: 1041411669
Pagini: 276
Ilustrații: 10
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Academic, General, and Postgraduate

Cuprins

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Tables and Figures
Abbreviations
Introduction: From Friendship to Dependency
  1. Sri Lanka-China Bilateral Relations: An Overview
  2. Conceptual Framework: Neoclassical Realism as a Tool of Foreign Policy Analysis
  3. The Political Landscape of Sri Lanka: A Contemporary Overview
  4. Sri Lanka's Strategic Culture
  5. Key Drivers of Bilateral Economic Relations
  6. Security Relations
  7. Trends in Bilateral Relations
Conclusion
Appendix I: Business, Economic and Investment Delegations from and to China 
Appendix II: Major Projects Financed with Foreign Borrowings
Bibliography
Index

Notă biografică

Bhagya Senaratne serves as Director of Education at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Sri Lanka. She holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.She was previously the inaugural BRI Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia at the Center for Global Asia, New York University Shanghai, China, and a Senior Lecturer at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka. She co-edited Pakistan-Sri Lanka Relations: A Story of Friendship (2017) and Sri Lanka's Post-Independence Defence Policy: Past, Present and Future Projections (2023). 

Recenzii

"This book fills a much-needed vacuum in unpacking the domestic and external drivers behind Sri Lanka's China tilt. Grounded in neoclassical realism, it delivers a thorough analysis revealing that China is not always benevolent—a vital contribution to South Asian strategic studies."
— Srikanth Kondapalli, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

"China’s growing presence in Sri Lanka has been a subject of considerable debate in India. By examining critical years of policymaking in Sri Lanka, Bhagya Senaratne’s From Friendship to Dependency offers a nuanced account of the domestic bargains, structural constraints, and external pressures that continue to shape Colombo’s choices. This book is an essential read for policymakers, academics, and students interested in Sri Lanka, India’s neighbourhood, and China’s BRI."
— Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India
"This is a well-researched and thought-provoking analysis of Sri Lanka’s evolving relationship with China. Grounded in neoclassical realist lens, its careful attention to domestic dynamics adds much-needed depth to ongoing debates and makes it a valuable contribution to both academic and policy discussions."
— Chulanee Attanayake, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Descriere

This book employs a Neoclassical Realist framework to analyze Sri Lanka's foreign policymaking towards China, emphasizing domestic factors that shape decision-making processes. It examines why Sri Lanka-China relations since the 1990s have been criticized for financial over-reliance and debt trap allegations.