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Al- powered drone warfare: a case study on Russia-Ukraine war
(2024-12)The current Russia-Ukraine War has led to the development of new strategies and technologies such as the militarization of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Russia is alleged to have assisted in the deployment of drones, ... -
Al-driven wars: ethical impact of the war on Gaza
(2024-12)The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, resulting in another Israel-Hamas war, has escalated geographically, involving regional entities, politically, creating a tense situation in global audiences and technologically, ... -
Blue Banana Project and Its Influences on Irregular Migration in Europe
(2023-07)Since 1945 Europe has experienced several waves of migration patterns both regular and irregular migration. Europe has thus become one of the most attractive destinations to migrants mostly from non-European continents. ... -
Can the Islamic State - Khorasan Province Resurrect the Caliphate in Afghanistan?
(2021)Following major losses and military setbacks in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) Afghan affiliate – Islamic State of Khorasan Province (IS-K) shows signs of gaining momentum in Afghanistan by ... -
Changing Contours of Nepal-US Relations
(2023-07)The US was the second country after the United Kingdom with which Nepal established diplomatic relations and since then US has been providing development assistance to Nepal in different sectors such as transport, ... -
China, India and the Us Policy Towards the Indian Ocean and Its Implications for Sri Lanka’s Indian Ocean Policy
(2021)Power struggles are a common occurrence in world politics and their impact depends on the nature of the parties to the struggle. As the 21st century being dubbed the century of Asia, the growing competition between China ... -
CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS REVISITED: CULTURAL NARRATIVES IN INDIA-CHINA STRATEGIC COMPETITION
(2025-12)This article revisits Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations (CoC) theory to examine how cultural and civilizational narratives shape the contemporary strategic rivalry between India and China. While existing ... -
Clash of Strategies: Challenge of Preserving the Indo-pacific Equilibrium
(2021)The Indo-Pacific is witnessing fierce strategic competition as an outcome of employing Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategies by several leading players to gain pre-eminence. These strategies tilt the geostrategic ... -
Corruption in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Impacts and Prospect
(2023-07)The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has been plagued by corruption for years. Corruption is rampant in all fields in general and in financial, political, and administrative sectors in particular. Owing to a very weak ... -
Crime & terrorism nexus in the Middle East
(2022-10)This article analyses the association between crime and terrorism in the Middle East. Diversification has been key to their survival and these groups systematically engage in less policed forms of illicit trade where ... -
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID: EXAMINING THE CONFLICT DYNAMICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
(2025-12)There is no letup to conflicts, political instability and humanitarian crises affecting the Middle East and therefore international intervention is urgent. The scope of this study critically evaluates the work of ... -
The Emerging Regional Power Dilemma in the Indo-pacific Region: Bangladesh and Sri Lankan Perspectives
(2021-12)Fluidity in economic equations, shifts in the balance of power, instability in geopolitical relations, and geoeconomics of disruptive technologies are four cornerstones of international relations of our time, as they ... -
Enhancing maritime governance in the Indian ocean identifying China’s engagement with Sri lanka
(2022-10)With the advancement of China-Sri Lanka relations and the landmark projects under the Belt and Road Initiatives, maritime governance is receiving increasing attention. This paper examines the current status of bilateral ... -
Entrepreneurial education: a case study of Sri lanka army community shops
(2022-10)The objective of this paper is to explore reasons behind lack of entrepreneurial education in Sri Lankan Army community shops and providing recommendations to promote entrepreneurial education for community shops run by ... -
ESTABLISHING A MARITIME AIR WING IN SRI LANKA NAVY: AN ANALYSIS ON OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
(2025-12)Ocean is a vital domain for an island nation like Sri Lanka. It is important to many economic activities and more important for national security. As a coastal nation it is obvious that Sri Lanka is facing both traditional ... -
Foreign policy changes of Germany after its reunification
(2022-10)Germany underwent its first unification in 1871 and remained a prominent actor in the international arena since its origin. After engaging in two world wars, the postworld war Germany was divided as West and East and ...