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  • Legal Limits on the Use of Chemical Weapons: A Case Study of Syria 
    Nishshanka, N. A. S. S. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    For more than six years the international community and the people of Syria have had to face the fact that chemical weapons have become part of the Syrian civil war. By using these weapons, the Syrian government have ...
  • Legality of the Development and Deployment of AI Weapon Systems for State Security under International Law 
    Hardy, Shannon (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    An autonomous missile under development by the Pentagon uses software to choose between targets. An artificially intelligent drone from the British military identifies firing points on its own. Russia showcases tanks ...
  • Liberalism and Economic Interdependence: Assessing China-Sri Lanka Economic Relations in the Post-COVID-19 Era 
    Anuththara, W.A.P.; Gunasinghe, P.G.N.S.; Kankanamge, K.K.P.A. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    This research investigates the nature of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and China in the post pandemic era. The problem stems from the need to understand how economic interdependence, guided by liberal economic ...
  • A Long Standing Relationship Ambivalent of being Rewarded: Turkey’s accession into the European Union. 
    Gunasekara, H.D. R. M. (1st International Studies Students’ Research Symposium-2017 (ISSRS 2017) ,Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    As an integral part of Europe for over centuries, Turkey has been knocking at the European Union’s (EU) door since 1963 when it became an associate member of the European Economic Community. Despite the relations between ...
  • The Major Determinant Factors Driving Youth Migration in Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2023 
    Wickramasinghe, Yasaru (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    This journal article examines the significant determinant factors that have shaped youth migration trends in Sri Lanka between 2019 and 2023. The study aims to shed light on the multifaceted motivations behind youth migration ...
  • The Maritime Relationship between China and Sri Lanka during the Period of 2010-2018 
    Kamburugamuwa, K.V.C.S.A. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    Today China is the world’s second largest economy with a GDP over US$ 1,100,000 billion and the major power in Asia with huge influential capacity. On other hand, Sri Lanka is smaller state in South Asia that ranked as an ...
  • The Middle Powers’ Perspectives on Regional Security and the Rise of Minilateralism in the Indian- Pacific Region 
    Lughadarini, Yogaraja (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    There have been significant changes to the world order, and the end of the cold war brought a unipolar era. However, the new millennium and the rise of multipolarity have made cooperation much more difficult. The Growing ...
  • Migration and Poverty in Sri Lanka: special reference to Polonnaruwa District. 
    Ranamuka, R.A.H.K. (1st International Studies Students’ Research Symposium-2017 (ISSRS 2017) ,Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Sri Lanka has inherited a glorious and a proud history. Its’ people have spent simple lifestyles mostly based on agriculture and nurtured many cultural and socio-economic values. With the introduction of the open economy ...
  • The movement of Equality: the Gay Rights Movement as a social movement in the United States 
    Kulasekara, N. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Lesbian, gay bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) individuals as a demographic group remained largely silent and unseen in American culture until after the Second World War. Prior to the World Wars, many gay and lesbian ...
  • Nation Branding and its Impact on Enhancing National Image: Special Reference to Australia 
    Sachikala, I.P.Y.N. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Today the world can be seen as a huge potential market as a result of globalization. In this context nation branding concept and its practice is a comprehensive and exciting text. This is a field of theory and practice ...
  • Nationalism and Its Impact on Migration Policies: Trump Administration's "Travel Ban" in the United States 
    Bandara, T.M.N.L. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    Significant international migratory movements are a feature of the modern world, fueled by a complex interaction of issues including economic inequality, political unpredictability, and environmental problems. The influence ...
  • Nationalism or Regionalism: The Impacts of the Catalan secession on the Spanish region. 
    Thennakoon, A.S. (1st International Studies Students’ Research Symposium-2017 (ISSRS 2017) ,Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The Catalan region is one of 17 autonomous regions in the Spanish mainland. Recently they had an independence referendum to declare themselves as a sovereign nation. But Spain's Constitutional Court has ruled illegal the ...
  • The New Face of Genocide in Sri Lanka. 
    Jayawardane, B.A.I. M. (1st International Studies Students’ Research Symposium-2017 (ISSRS 2017) ,Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Today the world is facing a new face of genocide. It is most commonly known as ‘poverty’. This can also be referred to a deadly viral disease and has escalated in to a global catastrophe. Still the modern form of genocide ...
  • New Trends of Pirate Activities off the Coast of Somalia. 
    Madubhashini, H.K.M.S. (1st International Studies Students’ Research Symposium-2017 (ISSRS 2017) ,Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The water outside the Somali coast is one of the most heavily trafficked oceanic area in the world. In 2003, a new phenomenon emerged in the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden. The fishing vessels and merchant ships ...
  • New Trends of US-Sri Lanka Diplomatic Relations 
    Malsha, N.K. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The 70th anniversary of US-Sri Lankan diplomatic relations was celebrated in 2018. The diplomatic relations between the US and Sri Lanka are mainly based on mutual interests, a shared commitment to the ideals of democratic ...
  • Nuclear Power as a Tool for US Hegemony in World Politics 
    Kumari, K.Hansika Priyadarshani (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to generate heat that are most widely used in steam turbines to generate electricity in a nuclear power plant. Regarding to its high energy supply capability and the cause of ...
  • One Belt One Road Initiative 
    Subasinghe, S.M.A.N.Y. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    China is an emerging super power and it’s expected to be emerging as super power by 2050. To fulfill their ambition, it is very important to enhance their power and economic advancement. Therefore, they established a new ...
  • An Overview of European Union Green Deal Plan 
    Ariyarathna, G.D.S.U. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    Climate change can be known as one of severe threats in the existing world. In order to positively address the crucial challenges of climate change and environmental degradation in 2019 the European union launched green ...
  • Peace and Reconciliation Efforts in Post War Sri Lanka and the Effectiveness of Transitional Justice in Peace Building as a Reconciliation Mechanism 
    Karunarathna, Ransi (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    When Sri Lanka ended the 30 year long civil war in 2009, the international community expected the Sri Lankan government to introduce the reconciliation mechanisms as the war victory was replaced by the rapid development ...
  • Piracy and the maritime security in Southeast Asia. 
    Senarathne, I.G.D.M. (1st International Studies Students’ Research Symposium-2017 (ISSRS 2017) ,Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Piracy is considered a critical maritime security threat in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia is a vast region of Asia which is situated to the east of the Indian subcontinent and south of China. Piracy is a reflection of a ...

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