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Journal of Defence & Policy Analysis Volume 02, Issue 02, December 2023

JDPA
VOLUME 02, ISSUE 02, JULY 2023
JOURNAL OF DEFENCE & POLICY ANALYSIS

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
Rear Admiral HGU Dammika Kumara, VSV, USP, psc, MMaritimePol, BSc (DS)

EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr HR Vidanage
Dr YJSN Fernando
Dr KSC De Silva
Mr. S. Satheesmohan
Dr WASMAI Senevirathna
Ms. DG Niruka Sanjeewani
Mr. KKP Ranaweera

ADVISORY BOARD
Secretary, Ministry of Defence
Secretary, Ministry of Forreign Affairs
Ambassador HMGS Palihakkara
Professor Emeritus Amal Jayawardane - Adjunct Senior Professor
Professor Rohan Gunaratna - Honorary Adjunct Professor
Senior Professor Nayani Melegoda - Senior Professor in International Relations
Col. Pradeep Ratnayake Dean, Faculty of Defence and Strategic Studies
Head of Department - Department of Strategic Studies

JDPA - The Journal of Defence & Policy Analysis (DPA) is a bi-annual, refer-
eed research periodical published by the Faculty of Defence and Strategic Studies
(FDSS) at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). It pursues to
inspire further research on the core fields of defence studies, security studies and
strategic studies, thereby providing an analysis on the contemporary develop-
ments in these fields.

The Journal comprises of a mix of research articles, essays, topical com-
mentaries, opinion pieces and book reviews. Each issue includes articles
on diverse themes of relevance to national security and international se-
curity, including emerging security threats and scenarios; civil-military
relations; strategic defence planning according to threat perception; and
other related issues in the area of defence and national security
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