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The Impact of Biological and Chemical Warfare on Human Security: A Humanitarian Law Perspective
(2023-09)The industrial revolution, scienti c inventions and technology has made tasks more convenient and e cient. Nonetheless, it has opened avenues for modernized, sophisticated security threats. Developments related to ... -
National Security Policy 2030: Internal and External Challenges
(2023-09)Sri Lanka has been gaining a lot more attention from the great powers USA, China, and India due to its geopolitical location. It has been caught in the power rivalry of the Indian Odean Region (IOR). Therefore, it is ... -
An Assessment on Security Challenges Posed by Muslim and Sinhala Buddhist in Sri Lanka
(2023-09)This study was conducted with the aim of addressing the dearth of comprehensive research on the internal and external factors driving violent extremism in Muslim enclaves in majority Sinhala Buddhists regions of the ... -
Marine Environmental Pollution: A Case Study on the Indian Ocean Region
(2023-09)The Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest ocean, covering around 20 percent of the earth’s water surface. It extends northward to South Asia, westward to Africa and Arabia, eastward to Southeast Asia and Australia, ... -
Analysing the Implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive and its Legal Implications in the Context of the Russia-Ukraine War
(2023-09)The Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) was rst invoked in March 2001 through the European Council Decision 2022/382 to address the out ows of asylum seekers eeing Ukraine. As a result of the TPD’s declaration that ... -
Heating the Battle Space: Consequences of Climate Change on Air Operations
(2023-09)Climate change is not a prediction, it is a present-day ground reality. It has been accelerated by man-made reasons primarily by the emission of greenhouse gases and deforestation. This study is focused on the consequences ... -
Swing States of the Global South: Implications for Sri Lanka
(2023-09)The foreign policies of the global South were largely in uenced by the Non- aligned movement till the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. Aftermath, Non-alignment heavily faced criticisms in its relevance and it ... -
An Assessment of Immigration and Emigration Act in Sri Lanka on Irregular Migration
(2023-09)Irregular migration can recognize in each and every part of the world in every period of the world history. It carried positive and negative results all host, home and corridor countries. Considering the current scenario ... -
Chain Migration: Implication for Developing Sri Lankan Diaspora
(2023-09)As a result of the geographical location of Sri Lanka, the island faced numerous external arrivals and aggression’s since ancient time. Also, migration patterns of Sri Lankans can clearly identify since this period. Due ... -
Social Network Analysis as a Strategic Plan to Overcome Terrorism
(2023-09)Terrorism continues to pose a signi cant threat to global security, requiring innovative strategies to e ectively combat this complex phenomenon. Traditional counter-terrorism approaches often focus on reactive measures, ... -
International Security Landscape of Sri Lanka; Since COVID-19 Pandemic
(2023-09)The ripple e ects of the COVID-19 Pandemic had reshaped the three-way nexus between the pandemics, national and international security and international relations. When the public health issues strain international ... -
Heroes Behind the Hazmat: Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Combat Engineers Dominating the Pandemic Battle eld
(2023-09)In the midst of a global pandemic, the role of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) combat engineers is crucial in mitigating its impact. This article aims to explore the multifaceted contributions of ... -
The Use of Soft Power in the Diplomacy of the Holy See
(2023-09)The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church, stands out in the international arena as a unique entity that combines a political structure with a religious institution. The Holy See currently maintains diplomatic ... -
A New Dawn for the Middle East: Public Diplomacy and In uence Campaigns in the Middle East
(2023-09)(Ala ho la dan) Look who we are, we are the dreamers - We make it happen cause we believe it “Ala ho la dan” is a cheerful expression which sailors used to sing before starting their journey on the seas of the Arabian ... -
Evaluating Weather Warfare in Alternative Futures: A Game Changer in Future Power Rivalry
(2023-09)Weather warfare or in other words weather modi cation, nds its place in warfare history in the past and emerging technologies in the present context. During di erent eras of the world history amidst been challenged for ... -
Unleashing the Power of Strategic Communication: A Shield Fortifying National Security
(2023-09)This research paper explores the role of strategic communication as a defense mechanism in the context of national security in Sri Lanka. The paper aims to analyse the signi cance of strategic communication in shaping ... -
Small Team as a Successful Strategy Used in the Battle Against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(2023-09)Sri Lanka military have used many war strategies to win the war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The fourth stage of the war, which erupted under the cause of securing humanitarian needs against LTTE, Sri ... -
An Investigative Study on the Recent Geopolitical Tension in the Indian Ocean Region; With Special Reference to String of Pearls and Necklace of Diamond Strategies
(2023-09)This paper examines whether India’s necklace of diamond strategy has been successful to counter China’s string of pearls strategy in the Indian Ocean region China’s string of pearls strategy ensures establishing maritime ... -
Irregular Maritime Boundary Crossing in-between India and Sri Lanka since Year 2000 onward
(2023-09)Sri Lanka and India are two neighboring states which are having long relationship in all diplomatic aspects such as Social, Political, Economic and Cultural. Indian Ocean area majority part extend in between these two ... -
Resurgence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria through its Propaganda
(2023-09)A terrorist organization with a strong ideological presence is not totally vanquished just by the death of its members and the group’s dormancy. According to multiple works of literature, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ...