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GROUP – A DEFENCE EDUCATION & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TOWARDS ENHANCING SOFT POWER

GROUP – A DEFENCE EDUCATION & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TOWARDS ENHANCING SOFT POWER. COLOMBO DEFENCE SEMINAR 2016. NOTION OF POWER. Economy. Diplomacy. Military Power. Governance. Natural Resources. Culture. MILITARY POWER. Traditional military force - Instrument of hard power.

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GROUP – A DEFENCE EDUCATION & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TOWARDS ENHANCING SOFT POWER

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  1. GROUP – A DEFENCE EDUCATION & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TOWARDS ENHANCING SOFT POWER COLOMBO DEFENCE SEMINAR 2016

  2. NOTION OF POWER • Economy. • Diplomacy. • Military Power. • Governance. • Natural Resources. • Culture.

  3. MILITARY POWER • Traditional military force - Instrument of hard power. • Changed notion of security and multi dimensional threats demands projection of soft power by military forces.

  4. RESHAPING OF DEFENCE DIPLOMACY “Military cooperation can perform a primarily political role, acting as a symbol of willingness to pursue broader cooperation , mutual trust and commitment to work to overcome or mange differences” (Anthony Forster)

  5. SHADES OF MILITARY SOFT POWER • Military education. • Technical military training. • High level visits. • Exchange programmes. • Arms control and verification engagement. • Military exercises. • Disaster Management. • Information and Intelligence sharing in areas of mutual interest.

  6. CASE STUDY • Country ‘X’ – strategic economic interest in region ‘Y’. • Region ‘Y’ – needs capacity building to retain sovereignty. • Military cooperation, education, training and exercises – win-win situation.

  7. PREREQUISITES • Strategic clarity. • Mutually beneficial polices. • Transparency and well articulated intent. • Functional Aspects, • Confidence building measures. • Mutual respect.

  8. THE SRI LANKAN REHABILITATION MODEL • Spiritual, religious and cultural rehabilitation. • Educational rehabilitation. • Vocational and livelihood rehabilitation. • Social, community and family rehabilitation . • Psychological and creative therapies rehabilitation . • Sports and extra-curricular activity.

  9. Thank You !

  10. “DEFENCE EDUCATION & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TOWARDS ENHANCING SOFT POWER”

  11. DEFENCE EDUCATION & TRAINING AREAS TO ENHANCE SOFT POWER SKILLS IN ARMED FORCES • Country specific cultural education. • Train/educate military officers to identify soft power opportunities. • Internal and external use of soft power. • Education of armed forces to have a balance approach to Hard Power and Soft Power.

  12. COLOMBO DEFENCE SEMINAR 2016 GROUP – A ( COMMITTEE ROOM SAFFRON ) “Defence Education & Training Opportunities towards enhancing Soft Power” WIFI USERNAME & PASSWORD SSID : SYNDICATE1 PASSWORD : Def@syn20

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