On 18 February 2024, The Morning published NESA Center alumna Charani Patabendige's latest article, "New face of warfare: How law is changing the battlefield."

"The tactics and strategies of wars have drastically changed resulting in a change in the threat landscape. War at present is not wholly physical in nature, in fact at present wars can be handled utilising other mechanisms including information war, cyber war, net war as well as lawfare. Where earlier in society, warfare was based on procurement, shipping, and logistics but now it has taken a turn to include soft threats. However, regardless of tangibility, these wars are capable of disrupting peace, and harmony, causing instability, eroding the rule of law, and breaching the rights of citizens. Lawfare is one such way utilised to wage war to gain objectives including political, military, and strategic," writes Patabendige.

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About the Author

Charani Patabendige is a Research Assistant and an Acting Research Analyst at the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), the premier think tank on national security of Sri Lanka established under the Ministry of Defence. The opinion expressed is her own and not necessarily reflective of the institute, the Ministry of Defence, or the NESA Center.

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