Security & Conflict
Sri Lanka’s fight against LTTE terrorism: In retrospect
Authors: Ms. Nathasha Fernando and Ms. Ayodhya Krishani Amarajeewa
On the 19th of May 2020 Sri Lanka celebrated the National War Heroes Day and there...
CIA National Intelligence Estimates on the Cross-Strait and Sino-Russian Relations
In July 2011, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) published a declassified National Intelligence Estimate on "Russian-Chinese Relations: Perspectives and Implications" dating back to...
22 Years of Nuclearization of South Asia: Current Doctrinal Postures
May 2020 marks the 22nd anniversary of the overt nuclearization of South Asia. The evolved nuclear doctrinal postures of both India and Pakistan have...
Cyberwar between the United States and China
How is the new "Cold War 2.0",which currently characterizes the ever less collaborative relations between the United States and China, developing?
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Israel Shines in the Gulf Where Big Powers Falter, but That Could Prove Tricky
The Firefly, an Israeli-built loitering kamikaze drone, part of the Spike family of missiles that the Jewish state has sold to various European nations, may...
China’s Revolution in Military Affairs with Chinese Characteristics
China’s political leadership had ascribed the first two decades of the 21st century as a “period of strategic opportunity.” After considerable and due evaluation...
U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan
In 2003, an influential American thinker, Noam Chomsky, in his book ‘Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Power’ presented the case of America’s...
India’s Warmongering Attitude despite Global Pandemic
The rivalry between the two South Asian nations is not new. Pakistan and India have undergone four wars and that had added fuel in...
Reconciling Public Safety and National Security Via A Renewed Focus on Biosecurity
As the broad ranging consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic wreak havoc across the global political economy, there have also simultaneously come up several issues...
India’s Increasing Military Expenditure: Implications for the South Asian Security
India is one of the top nations which has been increasing its military expenditure, weapons import from multiple countries and private firms, and defence...