Browsing 2023 IRC Articles by Faculty "FDSS"
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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)Periodic circumstances in Sri Lanka’s history have warranted strategic realignment of its instruments of national power to suit changing global and regional power dynamics. Recent global events and regional incidents have ... -
Changing Threat Dimensions; Preventing Extremism in The Digital Age
(2023-09)Extremism poses a persistent and significant threat to the stability of a nation. It is a complex psychological phenomenon that gradually leads to tangible actions, extending beyond its narrow military aspects. Countering ... -
A comparative analysis of Clausewitz and Liddle Hart’s Military Theories and their applicability in modern warfare
(2023-09)The celebrated idea of Prussian war strategist Clausewitz regarding 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 ... -
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 modification, finds its place in warfare history in the past and in emerging technologies in the present context. During different eras of world history amidst being challenged ... -
Geopolitical Struggle in Indo-Pacific A Case Study on AUKUS
(2023-09)Indo-Pacific region has become one of the key strategic hubs where geopolitical confrontations evolve and develop day by day. These confrontations are influenced not only by the regional stakeholders but also by the ... -
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 primarilyby the emission of greenhouse gases and deforestation. This study is focused on the consequencesof ... -
An Investigative Study on the Recent Geopolitical Tension in the Indian Ocean Region; With Special Reference to String of Pearls & 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 ... -
Nexus Between Climate Change and Human Security in Sri Lanka Implications for Small Island Developing States in the Indian Ocean Region
(2023-09)This study explores the interconnectedness of climate change and human security in Sri Lanka and its broader implications for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Indian Ocean region. The research addresses a ... -
Regional security implications of the hybrid war in Afghanistan
(2023-09)In the aftermath of the U.S. and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the war-torn nation has experienced a significant shift in the nature of its endless conflict. Following the Taliban regaining power by ousting the ... -
Resurgence of Islamic State in Iraq & Syria and 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, ISIS is considered an inspiration ... -
Role of Social Media and Online News in 2022 Sri Lankan Riots and Utilization of OODA Loop Based OSINT Framework
(2023-09)Prolonged riots that violate legal rights and peaceful limits, turning violent with the potential to lead to anarchical social unrest, are perceived as threats to national security. In the digital age, these threats are ... -
SMALL TEAM AS A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY TO WIN THE WAR AGAINST LTTE
(2023-09)Sri Lanka's Armed Forces have used many war strategies to win the protracted war against LTTE. In the fourth stage of the war, which erupted under the cause of securing humanitarian needs against LTTE, the Sri Lankan Army ... -
Unleashing the Power of Strategic Communication: A Shield Fortifying National Security
(2023-09)This research paper explores the role of strategic communication as a defence mechanism in the context of national security in Sri Lanka. The paper aims to analyse the significance of strategic communication in shaping ...