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Achieving Resilience through Digitalization, Sustainability and Sectoral Transformation – What are the Long Term Strategic Options and Reforms for Sri Lanka Armed Forces
(2023-09)The emergence of intricate superpower rivalry in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has assumed signi cant economic and political importance within the Indo-Paci c framework. Sri Lanka nds itself situated at the heart of ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Building Resilience in the Indo-Paci c: A Holistic Defence Approach for the United States and Sri Lanka
(2023-09)The US and Sri Lanka mutually agree that a “free and open” Indo-Paci c that is secure, prosperous, and resilient should be the goal of future engagement with each other and other states in the region. Concerning their ... -
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 ... -
Challenges in Reducing Paper Waste in the Sri Lanka Army: Analysis of the Existing Methods
(2023-09)Sri Lanka Army annually consumes large number of papers which include unnecessary consumption. On the other hand, Army while managing the paper consumption is requires continuing with its main standards related with ... -
Changing Threat Dimensions; Preventing Extremism in the Digital Age
(2023-09)Extremism poses a persistent and signi cant threat for the stability of a nation. It is a complex psychological phenomenon that gradually leads to tangible actions, extending beyond its narrow military aspects. Countering ... -
Comparative Analysis of Clausewitz’s and Basil Liddle Hart’s Military Theories and Their Applicability in Modern Warfare
(2023-09)The celebrated idea of Prussian war strategist Clausewitz regarding the conventional warfare played a dominant role up to the First World War in the West. In his seminal work “On War”, Clausewitz posits “If you want to ... -
Drone-Enable Security: Advancing an Operational Framework for Sri Lanka
(2023-09)The Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020 demonstrated the unprecedented paradigm shift in aerial warfare, with Azerbaijan successfully utilising attack drones to destroy enemy troops and defence systems. This study underscored ... -
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 ... -
Geographic Information System Mechanism for the Terrain Overlay of the Intelligence Preparation of Battle eld Process
(2023-09)Geographic Information Systems (GIS) could be identi ed as a leading geospatial analysis system which able to apply for multiple purposes. Spatial Information analysing for the military applications by using GIS technology ... -
Geopolitical Struggle in Indo-Paci c: A Case Study on AUKUS
(2023-09)Indo-Paci c region has become one of the key strategic hubs where geopolitical confrontations evolve and develop day by day. These confrontations are in uenced not only by the regional stakeholders but also by the extra ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Impact of Kalinga Maga Invasion in Sri Lanka History
(2023-09)This article analyzes the political situation after the Kalinga Magha invasion, focusing on the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, which became a nal city in AD 1017. The 38th dynasty of King Mihindu V attacked Sri Lanka, taking ... -
Indo-Sri Lanka Relations with Special Reference to China’s Cultural Diplomacy in Sri Lanka
(2023-09)Cultural diplomacy serves as a form of soft power, fostering understanding and collaboration between nations and civilizations through cultural exchange, creative expression, and other modes of cultural communication. ... -
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 ... -
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 ...