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ID159414
Title ProperBalancing, bandwagoning or hedging? independent ceylon’s reaction to regional hegemony
LanguageENG
AuthorSilva, Shakthi De
Summary / Abstract (Note)The foreign policy of Ceylon under the premiership of D.S. Senanayake maintained
a distinct alignment with its former coloniser Great Britain. The zenith
of this relationship was the defence agreement which came into effect upon
independence in 1948. Utilising the existing scholarship on neorealism and the
concept of security dilemma, analysis of the reasons behind this strategic alignment
exposes the threat perception Ceylon faced from its regional hegemon,
India. This study surveys such threat perceptions faced by the island at the time
of independence and argues that this led to a balancing strategy with Britain. It
first locates Ceylon’s foreign policy employing the taxonomies of balancing, bandwagoning
and hedging and then examines how Ceylon’s extra-regional alignment
with the UK enabled her to eschew from a security dilemma with India.
`In' analytical NoteSouth Asian Survey Vol. 22, No.2; Sep 2015: p.189–209
Journal SourceSouth Asian Survey Vol: 22 No 2
Key WordsSri Lanka ;  Small States ;  Balancing ;  Ceylon ;  Hedging ;  Bandwagoning ;  Foreign Policy


 
 
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