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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 ... -
Design an infrared radar training module
(2013)In this project, we designed a type of close proximity infrared radar training module that can be used to detect any object close to the device by scanning with an angle of 180 degrees and from a distance from 20cm to ... -
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 ... -
The impact of non rational elements on strategy and warfare
(2013)As the world-famous critic of Strategy and Warfare General Von Clausewitz argues, much could be learned about strategies of warfare from a careful analysis of war; it could always be a highly unpredictable affair shaped ... -
An analysis of problems relating to leadership skills and positive attitudes among undergraduates in Sri Lanka: security concerns
(2013)The large majority of students who enter the university system are equipped only with theoretical knowledge of the subjects they intend to pursue further. Their lack of leadership qualities and positive attitudes has often ... -
Effective use of tour guiding in countering Tamil Diaspora: an open source response to LTTE sympathizers
(2013)Nations in the modernity are more towards the use of the efficacious tool of ‘strategic communication’ on achieving their propaganda goals. ‘Public diplomacy’ is a part of strategic communication which is an alternative ... -
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. -
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 ... -
Post war reconstruction and peacebuilding in Sri Lanka:Tamil Diaspora as a decisive factor
(2013)Since the beginning of the Internal War in Sri Lanka, many people of the International community including Tamils supported the concept of a separate state in Sri Lanka due to their lack of confidence in the availability ... -
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 ... -
A universal appraisal system for the promotion of officers in the military
(2013)Violence is a common phenomenon in any country especially in developing countries with multi-ethnic and multi-religious societies. However, it is essential for a country to do away with violence and establish peace and ... -
South Asian security perspective
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Preliminary analysis and management of specular radar signature of SLN inshore patrol craft
(2013)This paper fulfils the vacuum of research on radar Signature Management of indigenously developed Inshore Patrol Vessels. It is analyzed considering the Specular Reflections and Outer Structural Characteristics.IPCs are ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...