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The Galle Dialogue and Maritime Security Cooperation: Present Status and Future Possibilities
(2014)The Galle Dialogue maritime security forum was initiated by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence and the Sri Lanka Navy in 2010. Since then the Galle Dialogue has become an annual event. This paper examines the contribution of ... -
Israel Defence Force: a Retrospective Study for Prospective Regional Defence Challenges
(2014)Israel Defence Forces (IDF) comprises of Army Command, Navy, Air Force, Corps, Brigades and Advisory units. The underlying Doctrine is Prepare for Defence and moves to counter-attack. Military heritage, democratic principles, ... -
Job Satisfaction and Organisational Commitment of Soldiers in Sri Lanka Army
(2014)This study aimed to explore the relationships between job satisfaction and organisational commitment of the soldiers in Sri Lanka Army. Within the course of this study, it has been discovered that the main factors that ... -
Land Doctrine for Sri Lanka; In Anticipation of Future Threats to the National Security to Sri Lanka
(21/08/2014)The Indian Ocean region has always been a sensitive and a complicated area in Geo-political, Geo-strategy, Geo-economic and Geo-cultural point of view. Situated in right middle of this mighty Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka's ... -
The Missing Link in Joint Warfare Practices: A Conceptual Analysis of Military Transformation
(2014)Military services have over the years been far more likely to resist cooperation, and this reality has been expressed in the analysis of strategic thought. Although some critics discussed amphibious warfare and the specific ... -
Nation Development by Bridging the Disability Digital Divide in Sri Lanka
(2014)The differently abled population in the country has increased due to the 30 years of humanitarian operations.T he Sri Lankan development strategy focuses on rebuilding the nation after having completed operations in 2009. ... -
National Security Implications of Climate Change for Sri Lanka Naval Forces
(2014)Climate change, both natural and man-induced, will cause the most serious environmental problems that will impact the national security of Sri Lanka in 21st Century. Climate change affects the national security of Sri Lanka ... -
Post-Cold War Nuclear Weapons and Safety Culture in South Asia:Its impact on Security of Non-Nuclear Weapon States
(21/08/2014)Although one of the desired expectations of ending the Cold- War was the total elimination of nuclear weapons, the threat of nuclear weapon menace still persists. Additionally the ending of the Cold- War has earmarked a ... -
Revisiting the 'Conflict Trap': Assessing the Potential Resurgence of an Armed Struggle in Sri Lanka
(21/08/2014)Five years on since the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Sri Lanka is in transition. Having experienced a protracted war for nearly three decades, the country has shifted to a post-conflict ... -
Sri Lanka's Defence Relations with Pakistan Post LTTE Conflict
(21/08/2014)Sri Lanka and Pakistan have been close friends ever since they won independence from the British. The defence partnership between Sri Lanka and Pakistan constitutes a key component in the bilateral relationship between the ... -
Sri Lankan Fishermen: A Potential Maritime Security Concern
(21/08/2014)End of LTTE terrorism was a key factor in the rapid growth of fisheries activities in Sri Lanka. The relaxation of various restrictions imposed on fishermen helped the expansion of fisheries activities to a greater extent. ... -
Survival of a State in the Face of International Hegemony; Sri Lankan Perspective
(21/08/2014)Sri Lanka encounters many challenges due to significance of geographical positioning in the Indian Ocean. As a result of this geopolitical situation time to time this littoral states tranquility was hampered by the great ... -
Total Maritime Surveillance- An Integrated Approach
(2014)The vision of the Sri Lanka Navy with regard to Maritime surveillance is to be able to detect, identify and classify all players in the maritime domain within Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone. The major threats perceived ... -
Transforming from Conventional to Unconventional: How Theory of Naval Warfare was applied for a Successful Naval Campaign
(21/08/2014)This paper discussed some theories of naval warfare and how those theories was applied for a successful Naval Campaign when Transforming from Conventional to Unconventional -
Understanding the Nexus between Traditional Security and Human Security through Indo-Bangla Relations
(21/08/2014)Security is of profound importance to state and humans alike. The concept of security can be defined as absence of threat. Security was seen primarily in terms of state security and national power, the state as the single ...