Nonalignment and Sri Lanka's foreign policy

Nonalignment as a foreign policy option for small and medium-size countries was a feature during the Cold War when the world was dominated by two power blocs led by the United States and the Soviet Union. As the world becomes multipolar, with the US, China and Russia forming the triumvirate, and reg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shakthi De Silva
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174606
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Summary:Nonalignment as a foreign policy option for small and medium-size countries was a feature during the Cold War when the world was dominated by two power blocs led by the United States and the Soviet Union. As the world becomes multipolar, with the US, China and Russia forming the triumvirate, and regional powers, notably India, Japan and Indonesia, emerging, questions have arisen whether Sri Lanka’s longstanding nonaligned foreign policy is still relevant and useful.