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Item Impact of the US Interventionism in Afghanistan and Syria(2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Madubashini, W.Interventionism policy can be identified as a strategic foreign policy doctrine. In some cases, it appears as the way of the development process as well as it may appear as the way to interfere in the internal affairs of another state. Commonly it may use economic sanctions, military intrusion and the strategical tools. Hence, it may affect to make a state stable or unstable. In this study it will be examined the impact of the United States interventionism in Afghanistan and Syria, identifying does the United State interventionism always lead the states to the fragility”. To collect data this paper will utilize two methods, secondary data will be collected from journals, periodicals and scholarly articles. This study will use content analysis and qualitative analysis. This research only considers about the US interventionist policy in Afghanistan and Syria. Especially with reference to the fragility of the states. This research concludes that the foreign policy of the United States always does not create instability or fragility of the state. But through the interventionist policy of the United States, Afghanistan and Syria had become the fragile states according to the Fragile States Index 2018Item US Strategic Partnership with Japan and South Korea: Its Challenges for China(2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Hettiarachchi, R.G.The world is an entity filled with various power behavior of states. Within that entity, the United States’ dominance is visible worldwide. In this unipolar world with the United States, the rise of China tries to embrace whole international attraction based on its foreign policy. In the East Asian region, the United States has already expanded its grand strategy based on its strategic partnership with Japan and South Korea. The situation of holding hands among these powers is being turned to another pathway based on the activities implemented by the rise of China. Hence, the East Asia has become a full of extra ordinaries with ongoing strategic partnerships among these states. The research is based on qualitative and quantitative research approach and secondary data indicates the U.S. strategic partnerships with Japan and South Korea and China’s responses to it. The research findings conclude that the United States has gained a powerful position in relations with Japan and South Korea and the attitudes of China’s use of power has made a different shadow towards Japan and South Korea in order to response to the United States’ threat. Finally, China’s response faced with challenges of the U.S. strategic partnership with Japan and South Korea is expected to be analyzed under descriptive analysisItem U.S. Involvement in South China Sea(2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Dissanayaka, R.P.M.Y.In many times the United States involved in many conflicts in all around the world. South China Sea is another conflicting area which has not found a suitable solution to resolve the dispute. As the rebalancing of U.S. control towards the Asia-Pacific happens, the potential for struggle has expanded in the South China Sea because of China's self-assuredness. Accordingly, the United States has made its expectations obvious about its objectives in the area. As an emerging partner, the Vietnam is the most resistant petitioner in the regional debate and has effectively tried to reinforce its military and security partnership as a counter balance to overwhelming Chinese military predominance. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to examine the game among core players of this dispute and their policies and strategies in this issue. This study also aims to study on provocations and challenges which emerges in this dispute. The findings of this study manifest that the relationships of USA with Eat-Asian countries has caused to China’s instigating and provocative role in the region as long as U.S. maintain close connection with these countries. This study takes up a qualitative approach and completely based on secondary data. To suggests the suitable policy options to resolve the dispute this study analyze the possible impacts of this territorial dispute. A SWOT analysis is a better way to identify strengths and weakness, opportunities and threats of each countries which are involved in this dispute. According to this analysis countries can find available options especially United Sates to avoid the security threats in the region and thereby this study recommended available options to resolve this dispute immediately and establish the peace and security in the regionItem The United States Involvement in the Middle East and Its Impact on Syrian Crisis(2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) De Zoysa, G.D.N.Many of the scholars and world leaders consider the new reactions of the Syrian crisis in the Middle East. Collapse of the Arab Spring was the main reason for the uprising of the Syrian Civil war. The general strategic picture of Syria experiences the on-going full scale civil war between the Assad regime and its opposition’s forces. It caused the lack of employment, human right violation and other socio economic demographic factors. Because of that, some regional powers and global powers are involving to give their new answers. United States was the one countries that connected their actions for the Assad regime. Syria under the Assad regime has developed strong relations with Iran and Russia. These two countries are enemies of United States. The main reason for the United States intervention in Syria was the use of chemical weapons by Assad regime. In addition to destroy the Islamic rules in the Middle East. Another one is collapsing the Assad regime has been long standing goal of successes of United States. Therefore, this study examines to find out the economic, political, military impact of United States towards the Syrian crisis under the Presidents of Barak Obama and Donald Trump administrations. This study based on qualitative data methodology and relevant information’s are gathered through the websites, research articles-journals, and online magazines. This study attempts to explore the what are the effect of United States gets standing the Syria. On the other hand, this research further reveals the unstable situation in Syria due to the United States sanctions and its interest on Syria. This has negatively influence the challenge to other global powers and regional powers for building their security options in the Middle East. It may create the new situations between the Syria and United States