NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY STUDIES
Non-traditional Security Studies addresses the mounting non-traditional issues and challenges in the South Asian region arising from non-military sources, such as Climate Change, Irregular Migration, Terrorism, Resource Wars, Disaster Management, Drug Trafficking, Transnational Crime etc. Factors as such are the security challenges that aren’t considered mainstream and are emerging as dynamics in conflict therefore affecting the national and international security becoming a part of non-traditional security issues that has emerged as the greatest challenges of 21st century.
ARTICLES
Unfolding Afghanistan Crisis
Social, economic and political impacts were very much visible but the impacts that went unnoticed were the impact on women of Afghanistan. The Taliban coming to power was not less than nightmare for women as their rise denied women from availing existing opportunities and made the women of Afghanistan see their future in bleak with no opportunities coming their way.
Challenges to Global Governance in Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Anarchy, as it exists today, is more so for the TNCs rather than States. Global governance has surely evolved, but the next big challenge is to extend the governance umbrella over TNCs.
The Tallinn Manual, Estonian Teardrops, and the Age of Cyberwarfare
The reluctance of nations to enter into a binding international agreement which limits their cyber capacities further prevents them from entering into cyber-warfare, aside from the lack of a proper recognition of the idea of cyberwars between nations in the international law community.
Sri Lankan Economy ‘On the Rocks’
This slow and gradual damage to Colombo is a matter of grave concern, and other countries caught in this vicious cycle of loans must learn lessons from the Sri Lankan experience.
Artificial Intelligence: The Next Frontier of Globalization?
Artificial Intelligence points to the fact that humans are now more connected to each other than in any other period in history and the it also raises vital issues that many are concerned about, and ranges from invasion of privacy to manipulation of political decisions of voters during an election.
Women Leadership: An antidote to War
With the rise of women leaders in all the decision-making bodies of the world, possibility of a gender-neutral spaces can be realized, creating an ecosystem where the thought process of growth and development would gain traction.
Bangladesh’s Balancing Act Under Pressure
Dhaka is not unaware of the importance of India, China, United States and Japan in infrastructural and economic development of the nation. It has not been very active in demanding a seat at the table of the QUAD meetings and its interest in the alliance is restricted to the economic and connectivity prospects.
Feminist Foreign Policy Framework and Gender Equality in Nepal
The feminist and gender lens allows for more recalibration towards an inclusive and more socially-developed level of community.