2013 IRC Articles: Recent submissions
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Regional organizations in the Indian Ocean region:possibilities of collaboration between IOMAC and IOR-ARC
(2013)In antiquity, Sri Lanka acted as a fulcrum in the maritime trade routes linking East Asia with Africa and Europe. At present, in addition to playing the role of a trans-shipment hub linking India with the world, Sri Lanka ... -
Non-alignment at the crux of Sri Lanka's foreign policy since 2009
(2013)Sri Lanka under different heads of state had witnessed and experienced diverse foreign policies from a post-independent pro-western policy to a cold war non-aligned policy. Subsequent to the dénouement of the protracted ... -
Post war civil-military relations in the north of Sri Lanka: a way forward for peace
(2013)The civil-military relationship in post-war northern Sri Lanka is a prerequisite towards sustainable peace. The empirical information so far has not provided evidence for such a harmony. Therefore, there is a need for an ... -
End of an armed conflict with the death of a terrorist leader:Analysing the absence of terrorist attacks in the post-war context
(2013)The military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009 is significant not only as it marks the end of the prolonged armed struggle. More importantly, the island nation has not witnessed a single ... -
Post-conflict Sri Lanka: nation building and impediments to reconciliation and sustainable peace and security
(2013)This paper briefly reflects on the concept and operational strategies for a reconciliation process of Sri Lanka. -
Sri Lanka in changing the world order: together with BRICS
(2013)The existing world order does not demonstrate the true features of either a unipolar system in which a sole superpower controls everything by itself or a multipolar system in which several states have equal power to maintain ... -
From vision to mission:transforming to yield from hub status
(2013)Sri Lanka has been a clear & conscious maritime trading hub ever since commencement of trade by sea. The Arabs & South Indian traders called on Sri Lankan ports on their quest towards east whilst the Chinese & Malays ... -
The post conflict role of security forces in Sri Lanka
(2013)The emergence of the prolonged conflict in Sri Lanka occurred due to narrow political ideologies ignited in the minds of our communal leaders. As a result, certain sectors of the society breached the strong bond that they ... -
South Asian security perspective
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Sri Lanka in the new Asian century: the importance of ecologically sustainable development to national security
(2013)The increasing occurrence of natural disasters and extreme weather patterns will put enormous stress on agricultural production and thus food security in the future. The international competition for scarce resources amidst ...