Defence and Strategic Studies: Recent submissions
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Regional Security Implications of the Hybrid War in Afghanistan
(2023-09)In the aftermath of the US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the war-torn nation has experienced a signi cant shift in the nature of its endless con ict. Following the Taliban regaining power by ousting the ... -
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 ... -
Role of Social Media and Online News in 2022 Sri Lankan Riots and Utilization of OODA Loop Based OSINT Framework
(2023-09)Prolonged riots which violates legal rights and peaceful limits and turns violent with having a potential toward to an anarchical social unrest are perceived as threats to national security, exacerbated in the digital ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Social and Cultural Impacts towards Sri Lankan Military from United Nations Missions
(2023-09)Due to the current ongoing economic crisis government has implemented di erent strategies to overcome from this issue. Also, as a policy government trying reduce the weight of government workers during this period and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ...