| dc.description.abstract | 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 pushed Sri Lanka to look inward and among others
rethink its Economic, Foreign and Military Grand
Strategies. The paper touches upon
unconventional/asymmetric warfare, cyber warfare and
the use of Intelligence and clandestine operations as an
alternative to ensuring national security and a war strategy
for numerically inferior smaller states. Clausewitz asserts
that the defensive mode of warfare possesses inherent
strength surpassing that of the offensive. In order to
overcome this formidable defensive strength, Clausewitz
contends that an army's most effective weapon is the
advantage of superior numerical strength. Based on this
theoretical framework, it may be argued that a significant
number of countries globally face economic constraints
that prevent them from maintaining numerically superior
military forces. In his book "Spec Ops," William H.
McRaven postulates that smaller forces might attain a
position of relative supremacy within limited timeframes.
The paper does not establish a connection between the
concept of relative supremacy and the instruments of power
related to Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, Trade, and
Economy. The concept is often emphasised in the military
sphere as a feasible path of action. | en_US |
