Defence and Strategic Studies
Recent Submissions
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Role of Military Professionals in Dealing with Construction Industry of Sri Lanka
(2019)Construction industry is one of the main industries which contributes to the national economy. This paper is focused to identify the role of military professionals such Civil Engineers, Architects, Quantity Surveyors ... -
Militarisation of Outer Space: Threats, Challenges and Way Forward for Sri Lanka
(2019)With the rapid development of the three dimensions of modern warfare (land, air and sea), many nations have commenced to concern towards space, as fourth dimension of future warfare. Outer Space is considered globally ... -
Rohingya Refugees in Nepal: Going beyond the Discourse on Integration
(2019)Refugee is a person who flee from their own country due to the well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality or political opinions. Customary laws and treaty obligations which ... -
Indo – Lanka Fishery dispute: Transnational Maritime Crimes – A Threat to Traditional and Human Security
(2019)Sri Lanka and India are two neighbouring states in the Indian Ocean, separated by the narrow strip of water that consists the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. India – Sri Lanka friendly relations have been governed ... -
Resilience Predicts Military Performance and Succession: A Predictive Validity Study of Resilience Inventory for Military (RIM)
(2019)Emerging research suggests that personality differences and characteristics might mitigate or exacerbate the impact on individual responses to military succession and war-related experiences. These characteristics could ... -
Assessing the Effectiveness and the Global Trends of Virtual Reality Technology as Part of Military Training Programmes Attended by Sri Lanka Army within the Past Decade
(2019)Virtual reality (VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment, whether that environment is a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world. It is the key to experiencing, ... -
Revisiting the Regional Security Complex of South Asia
(2019)The paper critics the existing theoretical framework of regional security complex of South Asia based on the primary research question: in what ways has the Chinese presence in South Asia reinforced or reiterated the ... -
Effectiveness and Transparency Dilemma in Consolidating Democracies
(2019)Many countries in consolidating democracies faced challenges of striking a balance between effectiveness and democracy/transparency, especially when they transformed non-democratic regimes into democratic regimes. As ...