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Sri Lanka is finally on board with the IMF: What’s next?

Written by Nashalie De Silva and Thilina Panduwawala

It will be crucial to communicate the need for these tough reforms to voters and ensure that they benefit from the economic recovery.

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Why Sri Lanka’s default was not caused by China

Written by Marina Rudyak

Precisely because China is the world’s largest bilateral creditor, and many of its borrowers face the risk of excessive debt, it matters to get things right in the analysis of lender-borrower relations.

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China’s role in the Serbian 2022 elections campaign

Written by Stefan Vladisavljev

Environmental consequences, rising levels of public debt, and labour treatment concerns must be addressed in accordance with the domestic legislative framework. If not, deepening relations with China could derail Serbia from the path of European integration.

Sri Lanka’s national economic crisis and its impact on foreign relations with China

Written by Rajni Gamage

Sri Lanka’s latest national economic crisis is also triggering a crisis in its foreign policy. The country’s government is compelled to diversify its foreign policy engagement in order to manage its relatively large foreign debt.

Pushing the limits of Australia’s strategic imagination in the Pacific Islands

Written by Joanne Wallis

Pacific Island leaders have developed ‘tactical, shrewd and calculating approaches’ towards using their agency to exploit strategic competition between powers to pursue their own priorities, including greater access to aid, concessional loans, military assistance, and international influence.

At 50, Bangladesh perfects an India-China 'balancing act'

Written by Rudabeh Shahid and Arafat Kabir

If China responds to Bangladesh’s urgent call for help, it will only reinforce the established trend. For now, Dhaka has learned to keep faith in Beijing, which is most evident in Bangladesh’s reluctance in joining the Quad Security Initiative.