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Need for Policy Revision: In Context of the United States Defence Strategy Towards South Asia

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Vibusha K. Madanayake

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DOI:10.17265/2159-5526/2017.03.001

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University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

ABSTRACT

The twenty-first century globalization in international affairs has created an integration which appears unpreventable. This global integration had an impact on South Asia. This paper examines the significance of the United States defence strategy of combating terrorism and its policy of development. It intends to rethink of the United States defence strategy towards South Asia after September 2001 terrorist attack; whether it is to combat terrorism as stipulated in US national documents or whether it has other intentions. The latter part of this research presents the relevant interventions and defence actions that followed the US policy declarations. The intentions of long-term objectives are implicit in the chain of defence activities that followed to date. In this regard, the significance of this research is to understand how a peaceful atmosphere could be created in South Asia where global development automatically follows. The findings of this research have opened up a relevant and timely topic to inquire into. Specifically, this research encourages Sri Lanka to understand and rethink its foreign policy as a country in a post war period.

KEYWORDS

Globalization, foreign policy, defence, national interest

Cite this paper

Sociology Study, March 2017, Vol. 7, No. 3, 123-132

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